Northwest Hospital & Medical Center fails to properly screen poor patients eligible for charity care, instead sending their debts for collection in violation of state law, according to a class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday. The suit, filed in King County Superior Court, seeks damages on behalf of two low-income men who sought emergency services at Northwest, which is operated by UW Medicine. It …
Recently, the City of Philadelphia initiated a class action lawsuit in Illinois federal court against a number of world financial institutions, claimed they violated federal antitrust law in colluding to prevent the purchase and sale of interest rate swaps (IRS). The lawsuit, filed May 23, claims Bank of America Corp, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs and a host of …
A federal civil rights lawsuit was filed Friday June 10, 2016 on behalf of Eugene Jimerson, the brother of former major league baseball player Charlton Jimerson. Hayward police face …
Domino’s is in deep dish. On Tuesday, New York Attorney General and fair labor crusader Eric Schneiderman announced a lawsuit alleging that the corporate pizza giant Domino’s and three franchisees were engaged in “widespread and systemic” violations of the state’s labor law. Domino’s, the suit says, knowingly peddled an employee-hours tracking system called PULSE, that under-calculated hours, …
A class-action lawsuit could be the newest trouble facing the blood-testing start-up. Somehow, things just keep getting worse for Theranos.
Karen Zeidel’s father had vanished in a fog of unceasing headaches and tremors of rage. The tender, chivalrous gentleman her mother, Marie, met when she was 17 had deteriorated into a husk. For decades after his tough-guy hockey career, Larry Zeidel fell into a spiral of bizarre behavior and …
A former Valve translator has filed a $3.1 million lawsuit against the company, alleging that she faced discrimination, a hostile work environment, misclassification as an employee, and ultimately, wrongful termination. The suit, available in full on Scribd, claims that the employee’s primary responsibility was translating content into Spanish, although she also served as a liaison with law …
Penn State declined comment on a class-action suit brought against it, the Big Ten, and the NCAA on Tuesday in a federal court in Illinois, saying it has not yet reviewed the case. The suit is one of six that were brought nationwide by attorney Jay Edelson of Edelson PC, and they targeted the SEC, Vanderbilt University, and others. The one involving Penn State has seen the most action to date, …
At Noon on Tuesday, former Penn State safety James Boyd was listed as the lead plaintiff in a concussion/head injury lawsuit filed against his former university, the Big Ten, and the NCAA, according to court documents obtained by the Centre Daily Times. Now, a spokesperson for the law firm that filed the claims tells the CDT that is no longer the case. Boyd withdrew his name as the lead named …
More Than 100 Dentists Form Class Action Suit Against 3M Dental professionals are claiming the failure rate of 3M’s Lava Ultimate product have led to significant costs that they have not been able to recoup. Several dentists from Georgia and Texas are leading a proposed class action lawsuit against 3M, claiming the manufacturer’s Lava Ultimate dental crowns are defective and have a “shockingly …