An Air Methods helicopter in California in February. (Photo by Alan Wilson, Creative Commons ) Centennial-based Air Methods Corp., the nation’s largest air ambulance company, was hit last week with the sixth lawsuit since 2015 alleging that it overcharges patients. In a complaint filed Nov. 4, a Pennsylvania man injured in a car accident claims that publicly traded Air Methods Corp. billed him …
A shopping trip to Target turned into a lawsuit for a South Carolina family. “It was important to them to be able to tell their story and tell what Target did to them,” Joshua Hawkins said. Hawkins is a lawyer with J.T.
A judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed against Illinois by a coalition of social services providers trying to force the state to pay more than $100 million in overdue bills. Cook County Circuit Court Judge Rodolfo Garcia ruled that the fiscally shaky state, which has racked up $8 billion in unpaid bills, was immune from lawsuits of this …
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder will propose $30 million in state funding to help pay the water bills of Flint residents facing an emergency over the city’s lead-contaminated water supply. Snyder will brief Flint officials and pastors about the plan Wednesday and outline it to lawmakers next week as part of his 2016-2017 budget proposal, according to a statement the governor’s office …
Crisis-struck residents of Flint, Mich. are taking the contamination of their city’s water to the courts. A federal suit announced Wednesday alleging that officials are still violating a federal law designed to protect the city’s drinking water is one of at least four separate attempts backed by Flint citizens to get legal recourse for the ongoing crisis. Here, what each major legal challenge …
Flint Residents Call For End To Outrageous Bills For Water They Can’t Even Use by Bryce Covert Jan 28, 2016 12:05 pm CREDIT: AP Photo/Carlos Osorio Melissa Mays, a Flint resident who is demanding an end to bills for contaminated water Flint residents — who have been struggling with elevated levels of lead in their drinking water ever since the city switched its water source from Detroit to the …
Flint, MI – As the water crisis in Flint deepens, it is becoming apparent that the effects of the lead-infested water are not just a health hazard, but the situation has the potential of ruining many more lives outside of the poison issue. There is no denying that the water in Flint is undrinkable and that it is contaminated with lead and other substances, and it is clear that the government of …
Go, Buffalo Jills, Go! The cheerleaders for the NFL’s Buffalo Bills were given the go ahead with their class action lawsuit against the team demanding better wages. The ruling this week by a New York state judge allows “all Buffalo Bills cheerleaders and ambassadors since April 2008” to come together on the suit.