Medical/Health

April 15, 2020 Celebrity Cruises faces a class action lawsuit over its allegedly negligent failure to take reasonable precautions to protect crewmembers from COVID-19.

April 10, 2020 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center subjected mothers to child abuse investigations after sharing confidential medical information with a government agency, a lawsuit claims.

April 9, 2020 A class action lawsuit alleges Boston Sports Club continued to charge membership fees as of April 1 despite closing all locations due to COVID-19.

April 3, 2020 A proposed class action out of Florida claims WCA Waste Systems, Inc. has failed to send adequate COBRA notice to participants in the company’s health plan.

April 3, 2020 Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. faces a class action in the wake of a January 2020 security incident that reportedly exposed patients’ confidential medical information.

April 3, 2020 According to a class action, generic metformin manufactured by Heritage Pharmaceuticals has been found to contain dangerously high levels of a probable carcinogen.

March 24, 2020 A class action alleges APP of New Mexico and Lovelace Health System have “systematically overbilled” patients for medical services by charging out-of-network prices.

March 11, 2020 A class action claims Transamerica has “systematically and purposely” allowed policyholders’ life insurance benefits to lapse by failing to provide statutory notices.

March 11, 2020 Sunshine Behavioral Health faces a proposed class action over a data breach that allegedly allowed patients' information to be accessed via internet search engines.

March 6, 2020 A proposed class action alleges the makers of EpiPen have intentionally manipulated expiration dates in order to force consumers to refill their prescriptions more often.

March 3, 2020 A proposed class action lawsuit alleges Forest Laboratories, LLC has engaged in an “anticompetitive scheme” through which the pharmaceutical company has been able to charge inflated prices for dementia drug Namenda IR.

February 24, 2020 A class action suit claims Prisma Health-Midlands failed to adequately safeguard patients’ private health information and provide prompt notice following a data breach.

February 12, 2020 The operators of Pavia Hospital Santurce and Pavia Hospital Hato Rey are facing a lawsuit over a data breach that the plaintiffs claim was caused by the companies’ negligence in securing patient information.

January 28, 2020 Two parents claim in a class action that Raytheon Company's benefits plan applies a blanket exclusion to "non-restorative speech therapy" that unlawfully restricts mental health coverage.

January 28, 2020 The company that runs the Tidelands Health hospital network has been hit with a proposed class action in the wake of a December 2019 ransomware attack that reportedly exposed patients’ sensitive data to unauthorized parties.

January 27, 2020 Health Quest Systems and Nuvance Health are facing a suit that claims the companies failed to adequately protect patients’ private information and promptly alert those affected by a 2018 breach.

January 21, 2020 Best Buy faces a class action alleging the retailer failed to provide health plan beneficiaries with proper continuation of coverage notices.

January 21, 2020 Two cancer patients claim in a class action that BCBS has employed a policy and practice of initially denying claims for proton beam therapy only to reverse course later on after patients have endured a lengthy appeals process.

December 5, 2019 Another proposed class action claims the maker of now-recalled Biocell textured breast implants failed to warn patients that the product could increase their risk of developing cancer.

December 4, 2019 A class action claims Zantac manufacturer Sanofi knew the heartburn drug contained NDMA yet concealed this information from the public.

December 2, 2019 Infinite CBD faces a proposed class action wherein a consumer claims the cannabidiol retailer’s products are “illegal to sell” in that they’re mislabeled under federal regulations.

November 26, 2019 A class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Illinois consumers who have allegedly been exposed to toxins in exhaled Juul vapor.

November 14, 2019 A proposed class action claims Sanofi knowingly manufactured and sold Zantac contaminated with the probable carcinogen N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA).

October 28, 2019 A class action lawsuit claims that Anthem wrongly denied coverage of a widely known and approved medical procedure that it deemed “investigational and not medically necessary.”

October 18, 2019 A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed over the possible contamination of heartburn treatment drug Zantac with dangerous levels of the probable carcinogen N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA).

October 16, 2019 A class action claims Memorial Hospital at Gulfport failed to implement adequate cybersecurity measures and timely notify patients of a sizeable data breach.

October 10, 2019 Kentucky Counseling Center failed to adequately secure patients’ information and alert parties affected by a data breach in a timely fashion, a class action claims.

October 9, 2019 Allergan faces more potential class action litigation over its recalled Biocell textured breast implants' connection to BIA-ALCL, a cancer of the immune system.

September 20, 2019 [UPDATE] A proposed class action lawsuit out of California claims the prices of type 2 diabetes medication Glumetza and its generic version have skyrocketed due to an anticompetitive conspiracy executed by the drugs’ manufacturers.

September 17, 2019 A class action claims Acadia Pharmaceuticals accessed applicants’ credit reports without disclosing FCRA-mandated information and used the reports as the basis for adverse action without proper notice.

September 13, 2019 A proposed class action alleges the American Board of Medical Specialties and one of its member boards have abused their monopolistic hold over the board certification process to charge physicians supracompetitive prices for re-certification.

September 3, 2019 A proposed class action lawsuit out of Alabama claims Ametros Financial Corporation has failed to provide promised discounts on medical services for recipients of workers’ compensation and liability settlements.

August 29, 2019 A Pennsylvania man and his wife have filed a lawsuit in which they claim Aetna Life Insurance Company and Aetna Inc. have wrongfully refused to cover the cost of cancer-treating proton beam therapy for members of the company’s healthcare plans.

August 28, 2019 Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC failed to properly notify employees of their right to continued healthcare under COBRA, according to a class action suit.

August 27, 2019 A class action lawsuit claims certain Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy smartphones emit far higher levels of radiofrequency (RF) radiation than is disclosed to consumers.

August 15, 2019 LabCorp is being sued for failing to secure its patients' personal information. The suit stems from a data breach of the American Medical Collection Agency, which LabCorp provided with customers' information.

August 15, 2019 Juul Labs faces a class action centered on alleged violations of West Virginia consumer protection law with regard to its youth-focused advertising and marketing of the Juul e-cigarette.

August 6, 2019 Home Depot is staring down a proposed class action over its sale of Roundup, which a consumer claims is not labeled with sufficient carcinogen warnings.

August 2, 2019 According to a class action, Figs' claims that its scrubs and lab coats are "antimicrobial" and can kill bacteria and diseases on contact are false and misleading.

August 1, 2019 Centrelake Medical Group is facing a class action suit over a data breach that affected patients' private medical information.

July 17, 2019 Yale University faces a proposed class action lawsuit over the mandatory fees charged to union members who opt out of the university’s wellness program.

July 16, 2019 A proposed class action filed against Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC and four executives claims the consumer goods conglomerate misled shareholders about the safety of two opioid addiction treatments.

July 16, 2019 A Florida consumer claims in a proposed class action lawsuit that New Beginnings Medical, LLC sent several unlawful text message advertisements to her cell phone without obtaining her prior consent to do so.

July 16, 2019 UnitedHealth Group, Inc. and several affiliate companies have been named in a class action lawsuit that claims the insurance conglomerate has unlawfully denied coverage for insureds’ substance use disorder and mental health treatment.

July 10, 2019 Air Methods Corporation and Rocky Mountain Holdings, LLC face six plaintiffs' claims that the air ambulance transport company and its collections subsidiary have charged exorbitant prices for their services that the patients never agreed to pay.

June 28, 2019 A class action lawsuit alleges American Medical Collection Agency's parent company Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau knew of a massive data breach affecting 11.9M patients earlier than it let on.

June 18, 2019 Target Corporation faces a proposed class action in which a former employee and his partner claim the retailer failed to provide legally adequate notice and instructions regarding their right to continued health coverage under COBRA.

June 13, 2019 Two healthcare plans have joined the ranks of those suing Big Pharma heavyweights over their alleged contributions to the national opioid crisis that has devastated the nation.

June 13, 2019 At least 15 lawsuits have been filed so far against medical testing company Quest Diagnostics Incorporated over a data breach that reportedly exposed the personal information of nearly 12 million customers.

June 4, 2019 Quest Diagnostics Incorporated is among the defendants in a proposed class action lawsuit that claims the medical testing company failed to safeguard millions of patients’ confidential information from a data breach.