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Accidents
- Alcohol-Fueled ATV Accident Wrongful Death Suit Settled for $2.7 Million
- Should Insurers Cover Accidents Caused by Texting?
- Worker Injured In Kentucky Plastics Plant Explosion Dies
- 2 Year Old's Drowning Leads to $9.85 Million Verdict Against Daycare Center
- Two Killed In I-75 Crash in Grant County
Insurance Claims
- Do Insurance Companies Profit By Delaying Payment of Claims?
- Health Insurer Sued for Deceptive Sales Practices
- Farmers Group Settles Overcharging Suit for $455 Million
- Workers Compensation and Accident Claimants to Receive $72.5 Million In Settlement From The Hartford
- Anthem Settles Rate Hike Investigation for $20 Million
Employment Law
- Hospital Settles Race Discrimination Suits for $2 Million
- Panera Bread Sued for Race Discrimination In Hiring
- Race Discrimination In Hiring Case Against Pepsi Settled for $3.13 Million
- Sales Reps File Gender Bias Suit Against Quest Diagnostics
- City Employee Settles Sexual Harassment Suit for $500,000
Overtime & Wages
- Forever 21 Employees Seek Unpaid Wages & Overtime In Class Action Suit
- Tip Credit Case Against Applebee's Turned Down by Supreme Court
- $5 Million Settlement In Panera Rest Breaks and Overtime Suit
- Unpaid Wages Suit Against Tyson Settled for $32 Million
- Firefighters Sue for Overtime Pay
Kentucky Workers' Compensation
- OSHA Fine Proposed After 2 Worker Deaths
- Safety Violations Lead to $200 K Fines Following Worker's Electrocution
- Workers Compensation Claims Settled by AIG
- Work Injury Claims from Radiation Exposure Expedited
- Workers Comp Suit Against Wal-Mart Certified As Class Action
Disability Insurance
- Disability Insurance Benefits Reinstated By Court -- Lexington Disability Benefits Lawyer
- Doctor With MS Wins Suit For Disability Benefits Against Hartford Life
- Disability Insurer Tainted Claims Process By Providing Negative, Unfounded Information About Claimant to Medical Records Reviewer
Family Safety
- Hotel Sued By Hotel Guest for Sexual Assault
- Homeowners Sue Over Sewage Damage
- Understaffing at Nursing Homes Leads to $670 Million Verdict
- Nursing Home Death Results in $29.1 Million Verdict
- $30.3 Million Asbestos Exposure Award Affirmed
Whistleblowers
- Cardiologists Charged With Bilking Medicare In Whistleblower Suit
- J & J Risperdal Whistleblower Suit Settled for $158 Million
- Pharmacist Claims Omnicare Overcharged Government In Whistleblower Suit
- Whistleblower Suit Over Misuse of Cardiology Diagnostic Drug Settled for $30 Million
- Whistleblower May Pursue RICO Claims, Court Rules
General
- Excessive Overdraft Fee Against Bank Settled for $13 Million
- Farm Workers Settle Unpaid Wages Suit
- Sex Discrimination As To Pay and Promotions At Issue In Latest Suit Against Walmart
- Call Center Employees Settle Overtime Case for $4 Million
- Train Derailment Suit Settled for $22.5 Million
Kentucky Employment Law Blog.. 
- Employer's Pretextual Reasons For Discharge Warranted Liquidated Damages for FMLA Violation, Sixth Circuit Rules
- FMLA Violated By Employee's Termination, Sixth Circuit Rules
- Kentucky Supreme Court Rules That The First Amendment Does Not Recognize Any Right to Seek Political Office
- Is Whether A Comparator Is Similarly Situated A Jury Question?
- 5th Time the Charm in Ash v. Tyson Foods? The Eleventh Circuit Reverses Itself and Allows To Stand (Partially) A 2d Jury's Race Discrimination Verdict for Plaintiff On The Court's 5th Pass At the Case
- Similarly-Situated In All Relevant Respects; The Sixth Circuit Reverses Based On the District Court's Limiting of Plaintiff's Discovery
- Who Is A Similarly-Situated Comparator? The Sixth Circuit Again Clarifies
- For How Long May Front Pay Be Awarded?
- What Must a Credit Union Whistleblower Prove In a Retaliation Case?
- RICO Claims Arise From Retaliation Against Corporate Whistleblower, Seventh Circuit Rules
Abell Law Blog..
- Should A Judge Recuse When He Owes Money to One of the Law Firms In A Case?
- Sixth Circuit Hears Appeal of Phen-Fen Lawyers, Gallion and Cunningham
- Is An Issue "Almost Too Close to Call" Ripe for Summary Judgment? "No" Rules the Kentucky Court of Appeals
- No Link Between Tort Reform and Job Growth
- Order In the Court!: Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Accused of Choking A Colleague
- How Medicare Saves Money
- Are Claims of Defensive Medicine Also Admissions of Fraud?
- Car Safety and the Civil Justice System: Liability and Accountability Makes for Safer Cars and Protects the Public
- Is An Attorney's Fee Paid for Representation at Trial Still Payable If the Client Pleads Guilty and Does Not Go to Trial
- Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoarthritis and Fibromyalgia Support Disability Finding
News
FDA Whistleblowers Sue Agency For Monitoring Their Private E-Mails
Posted on 1/31/2012
Ovarian Cancer Drug Doxil Shortage To Ease By End of 2012 J & J Claims
Posted on 1/30/2012
Pilot Fired After Reporting Mechanical Problems Ordered Reinstated
Posted on 1/19/2012
All the Upper Big Branch Coal Mine Cases Have Settled
Posted on 1/18/2012
Marketing Fraud Suit Involving Risperdal Goes To Trial
Posted on 1/17/2012
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Accidents
- How Lawsuits Have Improved Auto Safety
- Wrongful Death In Interstate Trucking Accident
- Toyota Prius Class Action Lawsuit Complaint
- Class Action Lawsuit against Toyota in Kentucky
- Comair Crash: Court Rules Pilot Negligence "Substantial Factor"
Insurance Claims
- Do Insurance Companies Create Crises to Boost Their Profits?
- Are life insurance benefits payable where death results from accidentally running a stop sign? Since an ordinary person would characterize running a stop sign as an accident, life insurance benefits payable for an accidental death must be paid.
- Uninsured Motorist (UM) Benefits May Be Recovered In Work Death Kentucky Court of Appeals Rules In State Farm v. Slusher
- What are the Insurance companies' "Tricks of the Trade?"
Employment Law
- Cancer In Remission Is a Protected Disability Under the Americans With Disabilities Act
- What supports a damages award in a wrongful termination or retaliation case? A long-term career cut short, prolonged unemployment and destructive impact on the fired employee's family life supported a jury verdict awarding $650,000 for emotional distress.
- $650,000 Emotional Distress & Punitive Damages Award Against UPS Upheld - Fischer v UPS
- Disability Discrimination In Violation of Americans With Disabilities Act - Complaint
- Family Medical Leave Act Complaint - Chaplin v Cobb-Vantress
Overtime & Wages
- Working Through Lunch Breaks and Other Breaks Is the Basis of a Lawsuit for Unpaid Overtime and Wages Against CorrectCare
- Kroger Managers File Class Action Overtime Lawsuit
- Pharmaceutical Sales Reps Not Exempt from Overtime Pay Requirements - In Re Novartis Wage & Hour Litigation
- Complaint for Unpaid Wages - Vested Vacation Pay
- Unpaid Overtime and Wages Class Action Suit Against Bank of America
Kentucky Workers' Compensation
- Kentucky Workers Compensation Benefits May Be Doubled Where Employment Ends Due To Previous Work-Related Injuries Other Than Work Injury for Which Claim Is Filed
- Kentucky Workers Compensation Hip Fracture
- Employee's Commute To Work Within Course of Employment Under Kentucky Workers Compensation Law - Fortney v. Airtran Airways
- Kentucky Workers Compensation; Back Injury - Land v Frito-Lay Opinion and Award
- Kentucky Workers Compensation Back Injury; Opinion & Award -- Archer v Back Construction
Disability Insurance
- Disability Benefits Terminated? Did the Insurance Company consider your doctors' opinions and evaluations?
- Disability Benefits Terminated? An Insurance Company's Failure to Consider Treating Doctor's Opinions Violates Federal Law - Love v. National City
- Termination of Disability Insurance Benefits By Sun Life Ruled Arbitrary and Capricious
- Termination of Disability Insurance Benefits by Sun Life Was Arbitrary and Capricious, Court Rules
- Ignoring and Fabricating Evidence: The Hartford Life Claims Process
General
- Waffle House Customer Attacked by Another Customer; Complaint for Injuries
- Mike Martin v Schutzman, et al; Joseph Schutzman Deposition
- Which nursing homes provide the best care?
- Corporate Greed Endangers American Families
- Damages For Loss of a Spouse; Surviving Spouse May Recover Damages for Lost Companionship and Consortium Rules Kentucky Supreme Court
Blog
General
Cardiologists Charged With Bilking Medicare In Whistleblower Suit
A whistleblower suit claims that a practice group of cardiologists in Pennsylvania defrauded Medicare by performing unnecessary angioplasty and other procedures.Employment Law
Hospital Settles Race Discrimination Suits for $2 Million
An Iowa hospital has settled a series of race discrimination suits by African-American former and present employees and applicants.Overtime & Wages
Forever 21 Employees Seek Unpaid Wages & Overtime In Class Action Suit
Employees of the Forever 21 fashion shop have filed a class action lawsuit seeking unpaid wages and overtime.General
J & J Risperdal Whistleblower Suit Settled for $158 Million
A whistleblower suit against J & J regarding its wrongful promotion of the drug Risperdal has been settled for $158 million.Overtime & Wages
Tip Credit Case Against Applebee's Turned Down by Supreme Court
A tip credit case brought by servers and bartenders against Applebee's has been turned down for review by the Supreme Court; it will now go to trial.Employment Law
Panera Bread Sued for Race Discrimination In Hiring
A Panera Bread franchisee in the Pittsburgh area has been sued for race discrimination in hiring.General
Hotel Sued By Hotel Guest for Sexual Assault
Starwood Hotels have been sued by a former guest who was subjected to a sexual assault while in her hotel room.Employment Law
Race Discrimination In Hiring Case Against Pepsi Settled for $3.13 Million
A race discrimination in hiring case against Pepsi has been settled for $3.13 million.Accidents
Alcohol-Fueled ATV Accident Wrongful Death Suit Settled for $2.7 Million
A wrongful death lawsuit arising from a fatal ATV crash fueled by alcohol that killed a college student has been settled for $2.7 million.Employment Law
Sales Reps File Gender Bias Suit Against Quest Diagnostics
Female sales representatives for Quest Diagnostics have filed a gender discrimination suit against the company in federal court in New Jersey.General
Pharmacist Claims Omnicare Overcharged Government In Whistleblower Suit
A pharmacist claims in a whistleblower suit against Omnicare that it overcharged the federal government for medicines provided to nursing homes.Accidents
Should Insurers Cover Accidents Caused by Texting?
Texting while driving is against the law in Kentucky and other states; some argue that insurance companies should refuse to pay for texting accidents.Employment Law
City Employee Settles Sexual Harassment Suit for $500,000
A former employee of Cicero, Illinois has settled a sexual harassment claim for $500,000; the employee maintained her wrongful termination suit against the cityFemale Employees' Suit Against University Athletic Department Settled
A lawsuit by two female employees of the Slippery Rock U claiming they were retaliated against for speaking out against the athletic director has been settled.Labels: retaliation Title IX
General
Whistleblower Suit Over Misuse of Cardiology Diagnostic Drug Settled for $30 Million
A whistleblower suit over misuse of a cardiology diagnostic drug, myoview has been settled for $30 million.Employment Law
Law Professor's Hiring Discrimination Suit Reinstated
A hiring discrimination suit brought by a prospective law professor against the University of Iowa has been reinstated by a federal appeals court.Labels: First Amendment political affiliation
General
Whistleblower May Pursue RICO Claims, Court Rules
A corporate tax employee who blew the whistle on alleged tax fraud may pursue claims under RICO, a federal appeals court has ruled in DeGuelle v. Camilli.Insurance Claims
Do Insurance Companies Profit By Delaying Payment of Claims?
Max J. Rosenthal examines this question in a Huffington Post article.General
Whistleblower Suit Against Pharmacy Settled for $20 Million
A whistleblower suit against the pharmacy CVS Caremark in California has been settled for $20 million.Employment Law
$880,000 Wrongful Discharge Judgment Upheld by Appeals Court
The Sixth Circuit recently upheld a $880,000 judgment for an employee in a wrongful discharge case; the case is Morrison v. B. Braun Medical Company.Labels: Kentucky wrongful discharge
$18.3 Million Verdict In Age Discrimination Case
A jury has returned a verdict awarding six plaintiffs $18.3 million in an age discrimination case in California against 7 Up/Snapple.Accidents
Worker Injured In Kentucky Plastics Plant Explosion Dies
A worker in a Kentucky plastics plant injured earlier this month in an explosion passed away Saturday, December 17, 2011, at a Louisville hospital.Employment Law
Comcast Sued for Race Discrimination Against Employees and Customers
Comcast has been sued for race discrimination against its employees and customers.General
Excessive Overdraft Fee Against Bank Settled for $13 Million
A class action lawsuit against a Wisconsin bank charging that it charged excessive overdraft fees has been settled for $13 million.Labels: consumers overdraft fees
Farm Workers Settle Unpaid Wages Suit
Farm workers in California have settled a class action lawsuit for unpaid wages for $915,000. The suit was under the Fair Labor Standards Act.Free Consultation
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Overtime & Wages
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Kentucky Workers' Compensation
- What is a permanent impairment rating under Kentucky workers compensation?
- How many days of work do I have to miss before I can get Kentucky workers compensation temporary total disability (TTD) benefits?
- What are temporary total disability (TTD) benefits under Kentucky workers compensation?
Disability Insurance
- My disability insurance company is the Hartford Life group and it has paid its medical evaluator, the University Disability Consortium, $13 million since 2002. Will the review of my claim for disability insurance benefits be fair and unbiased?
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- If my doctor represents that I am disabled, will the insurance company automatically start paying me my benefits?
Employee Benefits - ERISA
- Does an employer have any legal duties regarding an employee pension plan?
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- What is a fiduciary?
Family Medical Leave Act - FMLA
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- Is my employer covered by the FMLA?
Sex Discrimination
- What would constitute a hostile work environment based on sexual harassment?
- I am treated differently than my co-workers, who are five men and one woman. My boss treats the other woman in our group different than me but the same as the man. Does this mean that I cannot successfully claim sex discrimination?
Whistleblowers
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- Can I be fired for reporting Medicare fraud?
- Do whistleblower laws protect a private company employee in Kentucky?