A lawsuit over the upkeep of the Superman Building in downtown Providence has been settled ahead of a trial slated to start Monday. The building’s owner was seeking millions of dollars for what he called faulty maintenance. The Superman Building, formally known as the Industrial National Bank Building, has been vacant since 2013.
Providence Health Plan has agreed to pay $10,000 each to two families whose boys were denied coverage for autism therapy and about $638,000 in attorney fees under a settlement reached in federal court. Providence Health Plan also agreed to never use the Developmental Disability Exclusion to deny coverage of behavioral therapy for autistic children under the settlement. U.S. District Judge …
Providence Health & Services has agreed to pay $351.9 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over its employee-pension plan. Two nurses filed the lawsuit in November 2014 against the Renton-based health-care system, which operates hospitals and health-care facilities in five Western states. They argued the health-care group failed to fully fund their workers’ retirement plan, depriving 73,000 …
A Renton-based health care system has agreed to pay $351.9 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over its employee pension plan. The Seattle Times reports that two nurses with Providence Health & Services filed a lawsuit against their employer in 2014 arguing that the health care group failed to fully fund their workers’ retirement plan.
The Sisters of Charity, who once owned Columbia’s former Providence Hospital, have sued Columbia’s Palmetto Health hospital system, alleging the health giant stole Providence’s valuable orthopedic practice worth $50 million. The Sisters of Charity seek not only $50 million, but also punitive and other damages for the loss of Moore Orthopedic Clinic – additional damages that could wind up …