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Accidents
- Motorcyclist Injured by Pothole in Road Settles Suit
- $32.2 Million Verdict From Auto Crash Upheld
- Suit for Injuries Caused by Tent Collapse Settled
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car Failure to Respond to Vehicle Recall Results in $15 Million Verdict
- Defective Guardrail Suit Settled for $15 Million
Insurance Claims
- Credit Insurance Class Action Against Resource Life to Proceed
- Health Insurers Reimbursement Rates Target of Class Action
- Cancellation of Insurance Leads to $37 Million Verdict
- Insurer Systematically Underpaid Claims, Lawsuit Says
- Insurance Companies' License To Kill: ERISA
Employment Law
- Female Police Lieutenant Files Sex Discrimination Lawsuit
- Unfair Assignments, Harassment & Retaliation Lead to $1 Million Race Discrimination Settlement
- Pregnancy Discrimination Suit Against Police Department Settled
- Sex Discrimination Suit by Female Sales Reps Against Sanofi Settled for $15 Million
- Disability Discrimination Suit Filed Against Toyota by Former Workers
Overtime & Wages
- Overtime Suit Against Olan Mills Settled
- Unpaid Overtime Sought In Class Action Suit Against Dick's Sporting Goods
- Retail Managers Settle Overtime Suit
- Kroger Managers Seek Unpaid Overtime in Class Action Suit
- Construction Workers To Receive $2.2 Million In Back Wages
Workers' Compensation
- Workers Comp Suit Against Wal-Mart Certified As Class Action
- Death From Miner's Death Suit Against Massey Energy Settled for $2.1 Million
- Employee's Commute Ruled Within Course of Employment Under Kentucky Workers Compensation Law
- Worker At 3M Plant Electrocuted
- Workers Sue over Plant Explosion
Disability Insurance
- Doctor With MS Wins Suit For Disability Benefits Against Hartford Life
- Disability Insurance Benefits Reinstated By Court -- Lexington Disability Benefits Lawyer
- Disability Insurer Tainted Claims Process By Providing Negative, Unfounded Information About Claimant to Medical Records Reviewer
Family Safety
- 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
- Patient Safety Endangered By Prosecution of Whistleblowing Nurse
Whistleblowers
- Nurses Fired After Reporting Doctor's Substandard Care Settle Wrongful Termination Cases for $750,000
- Overbilling of Government May Yield $1 Billion Recovery in Whistleblower Case Against Oracle
- Whistleblower Sues Sheriff for Wrongful Termination
- Orthopedic Surgeons Charged With Medicare Fraud in Whistleblower Suit
- Safety Complaints Led to Firing, Whistleblower Claims
General
- Bank Sued for Investment Losses
- "Subjected to Sexual Harassment for Several Years" Firefighter Files Suit
- Tort Reform Seeks to Limit the Ability of Trial Juries to Level the Playing Field
- Fifth Third Bank Sued Over Overdraft Fees
Kentucky Employment Law Blog 
- "Similarly Situated" Employees Need Not Have the Same Supervisor
- Causation in Retaliation Case Demonstrated by Encouragement of Supervisor With Knowledge of Protected Activity, Second Circuit Rules
- The Cold Shoulder: Supervisors' Conduct Toward Employee That Complained of Discrimination As Proof of Retaliatory Intent
- Retaliation Verdict For Employee Fired Less Than Three Weeks After Complaining of Age Discrimination Upheld
- Drug Sales Reps Not Exempt From Overtime, Second Circuit Rules
- Supreme Court To Decide Whether Retaliation Ban Applies to Family Members and Others Closely Assoiciated With An Employee that Complains of Discrimination
- Where Employer Induced Employee to Accept Employment by Subsidizing Employee's Commute, the Employee's Death While Commuting Was Compensable under Kentucky Workers Compensation Law
- Doctor Subjected to Sexual Harassment and Hostile Work Environment by Clinic Owner, Fourth Circuit Rules
- Injured Workers At Social Security Retirement Age Limited to Two Years Kentucky Workers Compensation Benefits, Kentucky Supreme Court Rules
- Public Employees' Have No Privacy Rights In Text Messages Sent on Employer-Issued Phone, Supreme Court Rules
Abell Law Blog
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Disability Benefits
- Elena Kagan Confirmed to Supreme Court by 63-37 Senate Vote
- “This is a business court. Now it’s the era of the corporation and the interests of business.” -- The Supreme Court That We Have
- Tort Reform Shortcomings Shown by BP Gulf Oil Rig Disaster
- Supreme Court Increasingly Hostile To Individual's Claims
- Only "Some Degree of Success" Necessary for Award of Attorney's Fees Under ERISA, Supreme Court Rules
- Bourboun County Crash Kills Cynthiana Teenager
- Supreme Court Nominee Kagan On the Confirmation Process
- Virginia Malpractice Attorney Ben Glass On a Frivolous Defense to a Medical Malpractice Claim
- Hartford's Conflict of Interest Causes Reversal Of Disability Benefits Termination
News
Frivolous Lawsuit Filed Over Alleged Video Game Addiction
Posted on 8/30/2010
Fibromyalgia Relief From Tai Chi
Posted on 8/19/2010
Greater Protections for Employee Benefits Forthcoming
Posted on 8/14/2010
Wage & Hour & Overtime Violations In Health Care Industry Investigated
Posted on 8/11/2010
Kagan Confirmed to Supreme Court by 63-37 Senate Vote
Posted on 8/5/2010
Library
Accidents
- Toyota Prius Class Action Lawsuit Complaint
- Class Action Lawsuit against Toyota in Kentucky
- Comair Crash: Court Rules Pilot Negligence "Substantial Factor"
- A Guide To Getting Differential Diagnosis Evidence Admitted
- Bicycle Accidents - Bicyclist Does Not Assume Risk of Defective Roadway - Cotty v. Southampton
Insurance Claims
- 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
- 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
- Kentucky Whistleblower & Free Speech Response to Petition for Rehearing
Overtime & Wages
- 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
- Are Mortgage Loan Officers Exempt from Overtime Pay Requirements?
Workers' Compensation
- 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
- Recovery of Damages Against a Co-Worker For Injuries Sustained on the Job
- Recovery of Workers Compensation Benefits Not Barred by Recovery of Damages in Injury Suit Against Third-Party
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
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Employment Law
Whistleblower Suit Filed by Fired Respiratory Therapist
Healthcare whistleblowers have some protections against wrongful termination.Deputy Sheriff Files Whistleblower Suit
Having reported unlawful, irregular and corrupt activities to the FBI and others and having been fired allegedly in retaliation a deputy sheriff has filed a whistleblower lawsuit. Former Bandera County, Texas deputy sheriff Scott Sharp claims in his whistleblower lawsuit that he was fired in retaliation for having reported misconduct by Bandera County Sheriff Weldon Tucker to the FBI, to the local prosecutor and others.
Source: San Antonio News-Express
Labels: retaliation whistleblower
Comair Whistleblower Wins Suit - Kentucky Whistleblower Lawyer
A Comair pilot has won his whistleblower suit, being reinstated to his job and awarded $150,000 in damages along with having his attorney's fees paid. Comair pilot Shane Sitts was fired after he refused to fly an airplane over safety concerns. A federal Department of Labor judge ruled that Sitts was entitled to be reinstated to his job, to recover $125,000 in back pay, $25,000 in other damages and to have his attorney's fees paid.Robert L. Abell, a Lexington, Kentucky lawyer, represents employees in whistleblower claims and lawsuits.
Family Safety
Patient Safety Endangered By Prosecution of Whistleblowing Nurse
A nurse in Texas reported a doctor to the Texas Medical Board for endangering patients. She was prosecuted but ultimately acquitted by a jury -- a chilling prospect for other nurses interested in protecting patients.Labels: patient safety whistleblower
Whistleblowers
Nurses Fired After Reporting Doctor's Substandard Care Settle Wrongful Termination Cases for $750,000
Two nurses who reported a doctor's substandard care and then were fired in retaliation have settled their wrongful termination lawsuits for $750,000. If you have suffered retaliation for whistleblowing, contact Lexington, Kentucky whistleblower lawyer Robert Abell at 859-254-7076.Overbilling of Government May Yield $1 Billion Recovery in Whistleblower Case Against Oracle
A whistleblower case under the federal False Claims Act against software maker Oracle may yield a $1 billion recovery stemming from the company's overbilling the government. If you are aware of overbilling or fraudulent billing to the federal government, contact Lexington, Kentucky whistleblower lawyer Robert Abell at 859-254-7076.Whistleblower Sues Sheriff for Wrongful Termination
A whistleblower has sued the Sheriff in Houston for wrongful termination. If you are a whistleblower and have been retaliated against, contact Lexington, Kentucky whistleblower lawyer Robert Abell at 859-254-7076.Safety Complaints Led to Firing, Whistleblower Claims
A whistleblower lawsuit against a barge company claims that the former employee's safety complaints led to his firing. If you are a whistleblower and have suffered retaliation, contact Lexington, Kentucky whistleblower lawyer Robert Abell at 859-254-7076.Insistence on Accurate Accounting Practices Led to Firing, Whistleblower Claims
A whistleblower claims that his insistence on accurate accounting practices by Tyco Electronics led to his firing in a lawsuit recently filed. If you are a whistleblower and have suffered retaliation, contact Lexington, Kentucky whistleblower lawyer Robert Abell at 859-254-7076.Orthopedic Surgeons Charged With Medicare Fraud in Whistleblower Suit
A whistleblower lawsuit charges that orthopedic surgeons at Rush Hospital in Chicago defrauded Medicare. The federal False Claims Act allows whistleblowers to recover 15-25% of the total amount by which the federal government was defrauded. If you are aware of fraud on the federal government, contact Lexington, Kentucky whistleblower lawyer Robert Abell at 859-254-7076.Whistleblower Suit by Former SEC Lawyer Settled for $755,000
If you are a whistleblower and you have suffered retaliation for whistleblowing, contact Lexington, Kentucky whistleblower lawyer Robert Abell at 859-254-7076.Whistleblower Suit Against Government Contractor Settled for $12.5 Million
Whistleblowers that report fraud by government contractors can recover from 15-25% of the amount the government was defrauded under the federal False Claims Act. If you are aware of fraud on the United States government, contact Lexington, Kentucky whistleblower lawyer Robert Abell at 859-254-7076.Whistleblower Suit Against Oracle for Alleged Overcharges to Government
Whistleblowers under the False Claims Act can recover 15-25% of the money recovered from a corporation that has defrauded or cheated the government. If you are a whistleblower, contact Lexington, Kentucky whistleblower and False Claims Act lawyer Robert Abell at 859-254-7076.Whistleblower Who Reported Mayor's Alleged Wrongdoing to FBI Files Suit
Federal and Kentucky law offers protection against retaliation to whistleblowers in certain circumstances. If you are a whistleblower and have suffered retaliation as a result, contact Lexington, Kentucky whistleblower lawyer Robert Abell at 859-254-7076.Defense Contractor Whistleblower Files Wrongful Termination Suit
Whistleblowers protect the public by reporting wrongdoing, fraud and other misconduct. If you have been retaliated against because of whisteblowing, contact Lexington Kentucky whistleblower lawyer Robert Abell at 859-254-7076.Whistleblower Retaliation Suit Filed for Bank CFO
A whistleblower retaliation lawsuit on behalf of the former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Tennessee Commerce Bancorp has been filed on his behalf by the federal Department of Labor. The suit claims that the former CFO, George Fort, was fired two years ago after he raised concerns of possible accounting rules violations. Fort claims that he raised questions about internal controls, possible falsification of reports and regarding a large sale of stock by the bank's CEO shortly before shareholders were informed that three of the bank's Board of Directors were resigning in protest over large executive pay raises and bonuses. The suit seeks $1.5 million in back pay and benefits and Fort's reinstatement of his old job.
Source: The Tennesseean
If you are a whistlblower and have suffered retaliation, contact Lexington, Kentucky whistleblower lawyer Robert Abell at 859-254-7076.
Fired VA Radiologist Claims Retaliation for Whistleblowing
Whistleblowers protect the public by reporting wrongdoing and fraud. Whistleblowers have some protections under federal and Kentucky state law. If you are a whistleblower that has been retaliated against, Lexington, Kentucky whistleblower lawyer Robert Abell at 859-254-7076.Whistleblowers To Recover $45 Million
Whistleblowers who reported AstraZeneca for illegally marketing a schizophrenia drug will recover $45 million under the federal False Claims Act. The False Claims Act allows whistleblowers to recover 15-25% of the monies recovered from corporations that defraud the government. Lexington, Kentucky whistleblower lawyer Robert Abell represents individuals in whistleblower and False Claims Act cases.Water District Manager Files Whistleblower Suit
After reporting to the EPA that a Chicago-area water district had systematically falsified its reports and testing for years and then was fired after nearly 30 years of service, the water district's general manager has filed a whistleblower lawsuit.Scientist Awarded $1.4 Million In Safety Whistleblower Case
A molecular biologist that reported safety violations in the lab she worked in was protected by free speech and whistleblowing laws and was awarded $1.4 million by a jury. If you have been retaliated against for reporting safety concerns or issues, contact Lexington, Kentucky whistleblower lawyer Robert Abell at 859-254-7076.Police Department Whistleblowers File Suit
Two police officers have filed suit based on retaliation allegedly arising from their report that a crooked cop was involved in a large marijuana investigation. If you have suffered retaliation from good faith whistleblowing contact Lexington, Kentucky whistleblower lawyer Robert Abell at 859-254-7076.Whistleblower Suit Settles for $15.4 Million
Whistleblowers can recover from corporations that defraud the federal government under the False Claims Act. Lexington, Kentucky whistleblower lawyer Robert Abell represents whistleblowers in government fraud cases.Labels: False Claims Act whistleblower
Whistleblower Suit Filed by Fired Mining Director
Former Kentucky mining permit director Ron Mills has filed a whistleblower lawsuit claiming that he was wrongfully terminated because he protested when his supervisors improperly approved applications for coal mining permits.Labels: mining permit whistleblower
Doctor's Whistleblower Suit for Medicare Fraud Settled for $800,000+
A doctor's whistleblower suit under the False Claims Act for Medicare fraud has been settled for $800,000 plus. The suit claimed that Medicare was defrauded for unreasonable and unnecessary hospitalizations. A whistleblower receives 15-25% of the settlement in a False Claims Act suit.Labels: False Claims Act whistleblower
Social Worker Files Whistleblower Lawsuit Over Retaliatory Firing
It is unlawful to fire a government employee for whistleblowing on unlawful practices.Kentucky Employment Law Blog
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