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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida Hit with Class Action Over Allegedly Unauthorized Policy Cancelations
October 29, 2018 A lawsuit alleges Florida Blue terminated a consumer's insurance policy without authorization or explanation.
October 29, 2018 A lawsuit alleges Florida Blue terminated a consumer's insurance policy without authorization or explanation.
October 16, 2018 United Healthcare Insurance Co. and United Behavioral Health have been accused in a proposed class action of unlawfully applying reimbursement penalties to insurance claims related to mental health treatment.
October 12, 2018 Two Chinese companies face a class action over their alleged role in manufacturing and selling adulterated Valsartan, a blood pressure medication.
October 9, 2018 Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC and CVS Pharmacy, Inc. are facing a lawsuit that alleges the companies manufactured and sold adulterated generic thyroid medications that were recalled in August 2018.
September 28, 2018 Express Scripts faces a lawsuit that alleges the company charges “exorbitant and unlawful” fees for attorneys and their injured clients to access health records.
September 19, 2018 The operators of the Tennova Healthcare – Clarksville hospital and a debt collector are facing a proposed class action lawsuit that claims the hospital files liens against patients injured by third parties instead of billing their insurance companies.
September 6, 2018 In a proposed class action lawsuit, a woman claims Esurance Insurance Co. violated the terms of her automobile insurance policy by terminating personal injury protection benefits once the insurer determined she had reached “maximum medical improvement."
August 29, 2018 A class action suit claims Boston Scientific Corporation unlawfully placed unsolicited, prerecorded robocalls to consumers.
August 14, 2018 A Rhode Island OBGYN claims Cynosure has not been upfront about the potential risks associated with its MonaLisa Touch laser device.
July 26, 2018 Another lawsuit has been filed against a group of pharma companies and distributors that claims their allegedly deceptive marketing of opioids has resulted in ER physicians being paid little to no compensation for providing opioid-related treatment.
July 16, 2018 A proposed class action filed by three incarcerated individuals claims the Pennsylvania State Department of Corrections has denied proper healthcare to prisoners.
July 11, 2018 Unichem Pharmaceuticals (USA), Inc. is among the defendants in a proposed class action that claims mislabeled hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) medication is to blame for the death of the plaintiff’s father.
June 21, 2018 Centene Corporation, Inc. and Centene Management Company, LLC are the defendants in a proposed class action lawsuit.
June 21, 2018 A proposed class action claims 14 pharmaceutical companies' and wholesale distributors' allegedly deceptive marketing of opioids has led to what public health officials are calling 'the worse drug crisis in American history.'
June 15, 2018 Three incarcerated individuals claim the NC Department of Public Safety (DPS) and several officials in charge of the state’s prison system refused to provide proper treatment to inmates diagnosed with hepatitis C (HCV).
June 15, 2018 A proposed class action recently transferred to Ohio federal court claims the makers and distributors of prescription opioid drugs marketed their products for chronic use and “turned patients into drug addicts."
June 4, 2018 The plaintiff claims Frontier Airlines has so far refused to acknowledge a dangerous 'fume event' during which the air in cabin of a flight became contaminated.
June 4, 2018 The suit seeks to represent female youth soccer players who face an increased risk of concussion-related injuries due to a lack of protective headgear in the sport.
May 22, 2018 Barlean’s Greens Supplement Powders are the subject of a proposed class action lawsuit filed in California that alleges the product labels make unsubstantiated health claims and fail to warn consumers that the supplements contain lead.
May 22, 2018 Five Pennsylvania hospitals have sued Lancaster General Health alleging the medical center submitted fraudulent claims to the state’s Extraordinary Expense Program (EE) and misdirected millions of dollars to itself.
May 21, 2018 Taylor Farms is staring down a class action lawsuit over a recent E. coli outbreak linked to its romaine lettuce sold by Walmart and Sam's Club.
May 21, 2018 Five individuals claim they experienced racial discrimination while working as security personnel at Lewis Gale Medical Center in Virginia.
May 16, 2018 A proposed class action suit has been filed against Under Armour over a data breach affecting roughly 150 million users of the company's 'MyFitnessPal' app.
May 8, 2018 Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. and Eli Lilly & Company are facing a proposed class action in which the plaintiff alleges the companies attempted to cover up that their type II diabetes treatment, Actos, presented a risk of bladder cancer.
April 30, 2018 A lawsuit says Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma owes a more complete explanation as to why it covered so little of the cost of emergency air transportation.
April 27, 2018 Three Tulsa workers allege America Airlines broke the law in requiring certain employees to submit to mandatory blood testing as a condition of employment.
April 26, 2018 Another proposed class action filed on behalf of children born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome accuses a group of pharmaceutical companies and distributors of contributing to the 'opioid epidemic' that has swept across the state of Louisiana.
April 24, 2018 A proposed collective action has been filed against Northeast Georgia Health System Inc. on behalf of all current and former medical caregivers who within the last three years have allegedly not received proper wages.
April 23, 2018 Alpha Home Health Agency, LLC has been named in a proposed collective action filed by a former home health aide who claims she and other employees were misclassified as exempt from receiving overtime wages.
April 20, 2018 A proposed class action recently removed to Kentucky federal court alleges consumers who dined at two Boyd County Waffle House locations may have been exposed to the Hepatitis A virus.
April 12, 2018 Three municipalities have sued a group of 11 pharmaceutical companies claiming towns and cities in Pennsylvania have suffered 'a public health and safety crisis' as a result of the defendants’ alleged misrepresentation of their opioid medications.
April 5, 2018 A group of pharmaceutical companies is facing a lawsuit alleging the defendants entered into an unlawful antitrust agreement that allowed them to reap significant profits from the sales of Zetia and its generic by delaying market competition.
March 30, 2018 Another proposed class action filed on behalf of a minor child diagnosed with NAS has been added to the multidistrict litigation involving pharmaceutical companies’ and distributors’ alleged contributions to the country’s growing 'opioid epidemic.'
March 30, 2018 The plaintiff says he worked 70 to 75 hours per week from November to March—and 100 to 125 hours per week during baseball season—without proper wages.
March 16, 2018 A proposed class action against Lang Pharma Nutrition, Inc., CVS Health Corporation, and CVS Pharmacy, Inc. claims CVS-brand 100% Pure 300mg Omega-3 Krill Oil contains only 60 percent of the amount of krill oil represented on the bottle’s labeling.
March 15, 2018 After the dismissal of a previous suit, a group of US armed forces personnel have again sued TEPCO and GE over the effects of radiation exposure at Fukushima.
March 13, 2018 Keystone RV Company, LLC is the defendant in a proposed class action lawsuit that claims the manufacturer failed to warn consumers of potential health hazards associated with 'prolonged' occupancy of its vehicles.
March 9, 2018 A growing number of lawsuits have been filed against a group of pharmaceutical companies and distributors over claims that the defendants have caused a national health crisis by deceptively marketing opioids for long-term use.
March 7, 2018 Another proposed class action has been filed against a group of 22 pharmaceutical companies and distributors over claims that the defendants’ deceptive marketing scheme and negligence have fueled the nation’s growing opioid crisis.
March 6, 2018 A group of 20 pharmaceutical companies and distributors has been named in a proposed class action lawsuit filed on behalf of a newborn baby who the suit claims suffers from neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) as a result of the defendants’ actions.
March 5, 2018 A proposed class action has been filed against a group of pharmaceutical companies claiming they conspired to delay the entrance of generic alternatives to Zetia into the market, thereby overcharging consumers by “tens of millions of dollars.”
March 2, 2018 A former Healthcare Management Services employee claims the company failed to pay its registered nurses appropriate overtime wages.
March 2, 2018 A consumer alleges the amounts of omega fatty acids in Kirkland-brand Wild Alaskan Fish Oil products is misrepresented on bottle labels.
February 22, 2018 A proposed class action has been filed against Oxford Health Insurance, Inc., Optum, Inc., and Optum Rx, Inc. alleging that the defendants engaged in a “fraudulent and deceptive scheme” to overcharge consumers for prescription drugs.
February 19, 2018 NECA-IBEW Welfare Trust Fund is facing claims that the insurance plan unlawfully denied coverage of medically necessary acupuncture treatments that were 'contracted for and promised' to policyholders.
February 15, 2018 A class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of anyone who acquired securities for Bristol-Myers Squibb Company between 1/27/15 and 10/9/16.
February 15, 2018 The suit claims that since AARP is not a licensed insurance agent, it cannot collect a commission for Medigap policies on behalf of UnitedHealthcare.
February 14, 2018 A whistleblower's revelations alleging improper revenue reporting are at the center of a proposed class action against medical device maker Obalon Therapeutics.
February 14, 2018 Envision Healthcare Corp., EmCare Holdings Inc., EmCare Inc., and Baxley Emergency Physicians, LLC are facing a proposed class action filed by a Florida man who claims he was improperly billed for emergency room services.
February 8, 2018 PHI Air Medical, LLC is facing a proposed class action out of Arizona that claims the air ambulance company charges 'arbitrary' prices to transport patients without their prior knowledge or consent.