Attorney Receives Harsh Reprimand From The Georgia Supreme Court
John Michael Spainpleaded receives harsh reprimand for harassing communications with opposing counsel in divorce battle.
Class Action Lawsuit Filed For Immigrant Rights In GEO Center
A lawsuit was recently certified as an immigrant rights class action for those held detention center in Aurora, Colorado.
Final Obama-Era Workplace Rule Delayed By OSHA
The Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced that it will delay one of President Obama’s final workplace protections aimed at protecting “workers from a dangerous element known as beryllium.” Finalized in January of this year, the new rule was intended to go into effect on March 21. However, with OSHA’s delay, the protection won’t be implemented until May 20. Why so late? Well, the delay is partly because OSHA wants to further review the rule, and partly because of President Trump’s regulatory freeze he “initiated when he took office.”
Twenty States Join Forces Against Generic Drug Price-Fixing
We’ve heard a lot about generic drug price-fixing lately. From Mylan and their Epipen fiasco to Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, consumers are wondering when someone will step in to make this price gouging stop before drugs like the Epipen simply become unaffordable. Well, that time has come. According to the Connecticut attorney general’s office, twenty states across the U.S., including California and Illinois, have joined a lawsuit that was filed last year, “alleging that six companies, including Mylan NV and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, conspired to push up prices of two generic drugs.”
Drug Copay Clawbacks are a Silent Scam
How many people are scammed every day by drug copay clawbacks? When you take your doctor’s prescription to a pharmacy to be filled, you’re probably thinking mostly of your health. However, behind the scenes, questionable pricing practices may take advantage of people who want to stay healthy or get better when they’re sick.
Metlife Has Agreed to $32.5 Million Payout for Racial Discrimination
Metlife has agreed to pay $32.5 million to more than 600 financial service representatives, past and present, in a racial discrimination lawsuit.
Aiken Ordered to Pay Millions to Triple Amputee
Aiken Regional Medical Centers has been ordered to pay almost $14 million in damages to a triple amputee patient in a medical malpractice lawsuit.
Family Has Yet To See Money Since $17 Million Malpractice Verdict
Nebraska made history when it handed down the largest malpractice verdict in the state’s history that should have resulted in an injured young girl receiving $17 million to pay for the professional care she will need for the rest of her life. However, a year and a half has gone by since the verdict and not a dime has been paid so far. So what’s the holdup?
Did PayPal Divert Donations To Different Charities?
PayPal is under fire after news broke that it allegedly “misled tens of thousands of people about charitable donations made on the company’s platform.” As a result, a class action lawsuit was filed on Tuesday in Illinois that claims “the PayPal Giving Fund would tell users they were donating to a specific organization of their choice,” when in all actuality the company was redirecting donation funds to a different charity without letting donors or original charities know.
Lawsuit Alleges Toddler’s Wrongful Death Was Part of Medicaid Scheme
For the parents of a 14-month-old girl, a simple trip to the dentist cost their child her life. Now, the girl’s family is suing Austin Children’s Dentistry, including their daughter’s dentist, the dental practice, the anesthesiologist and the company he works for, Texas Anesthesiology Association, for the wrongful death of their daughter. But what happened? How did the girl, Daisy Lynn Torres, die at the dentist office? Well, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office, she tragically passed away back on March 29, 2016, as a “result of anesthesia administered for the treatment of tooth decay.”