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Personal Injury Victim Files Class Action Lawsuit in California : Hospital Being Sued for Medical Co-Payment

admin — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:18:52 +0000

Consumer Affairs
Kaiser Permanente faces a class action lawsuit in California filed by personal injury victim rear-ended in traffic accident. Former patient says that insurance company failed to refund co-payment after victim collected under personal injury award. Plaintiff in the case suffers small, individual damages, but class action status of lawsuit could possibly affect thousands of medical insurance customers

The victim was awarded $4,250 in damages in a lawsuit filed by personal injury attorney against the driver. Kaiser’s policy states that, when a medical insurance customer collects damages in a personal injury lawsuit, the insurance company may file to seek reimbursement of its costs. The insurance company did this, but did not credit the victim for an initial $20 co-payment.

The lawsuit was filed in the State of California court in May 2009.

Thomasville Medical Center sued for malpractice

admin — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:16:08 +0000

Lexington Dispatch, NC
A civil lawsuit filed in Davidson County Superior Court last month accuses Thomasville Medical Center of medical malpractice leading to the death of a 22-month-old child in 2007. The suit names several defendants, including the …

Texas Oil Refinery Lawsuit Filed Over Exposure to Benzene and Other Chemicals

admin — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 06:10:47 +0000

A toxic tort legal suits has been filed on behalf of 143 people who worked at or lived near an oil refinery owned by BP in Texas City, alleging that they were exposed to benzene and other harmful chemicals that were released into the air in April 2007. The lawsuits was filed in the 122nd District Court in Galveston, Texas against BP , alleging that benzene and other harmful chemical such as aluminum silica were released into the air.

Officials Probe Biomet’s Sales Practices

admin — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:50:16 +0000

Wall Street Journal
A page-one article in the Wall Street Journal about him said that about 120 malpractice lawsuits were filed against him, alleging chronic pain and other damages. Efforts to reach him through the hospital and its then-parent company were unsuccessful.