![Class Action: Combivent Respimat Asthma Inhaler Contains Far Fewer Doses Than Advertised [UPDATE]](/media/boehringer-ingelheim-newswire-thumb.jpg)
May 3, 2019 A COPD sufferer alleges Boehringer Ingelheim's Combivent Respimat asthma inhaler contains far fewer than the 120 doses promised in the advertising and marketing of the treatment.
May 1, 2019 A proposed class action out of Washington federal court seeks to challenge Fairfax Hospital’s alleged practice of conducting random strip and cavity searches of its patients.
April 18, 2019 Sharp Healthcare and Sharp Grossmont Hospital face another lawsuit over allegations that nearly 2,000 women were filmed without consent while undergoing surgical procedures at the San Diego hospital.
April 17, 2019 According to a proposed class action, Blue Cross of California and Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company have, as a matter of policy, improperly reimbursed non-contracted medical providers who provide services to insured patients.
April 12, 2019 A West Virginia woman has filed suit against the entities that make up AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group over claims that they made illegal payments to her doctor in order to sell expensive and unnecessary immunoglobulin (IVIG) treatments.
April 2, 2019 Petland is accused of misrepresenting where it sources its animals and selling unhealthy pets to unsuspecting customers, some of whom contracted diseases from sick dogs.
April 1, 2019 A lawsuit focuses on three pharmaceutical companies’ alleged conspiracy to maintain a monopoly over the market for arthritis treatment Humira.
March 29, 2019 A lawsuit that claims that the systemic failure to timely process Medicaid applications in Alaska is “hurting communities across the state.”
March 19, 2019 The University of Connecticut and its teaching hospital face a class action after a data breach exposed the personal information of more than 326,000 patients.
March 15, 2019 The maker of Invisalign faces a proposed antitrust lawsuit over its allegedly anti-competitive conduct in the markets for dental aligners and scanners.
March 15, 2019 General Electric Company faces a proposed class action lawsuit filed by an Alabama hospital that claims GE's anticompetitive conduct has caused healthcare providers to pay inflated prices for the maintenance and servicing of GE gas anesthesia machines.
February 22, 2019 Amgen Inc., Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. and three Teva subsidiaries have been named in a proposed class action in which they’re accused of entering into an unlawful, anticompetitive agreement that led consumers to pay inflated prices for Sensipar.
February 20, 2019 An antitrust class action alleges the American Board of Medical Specialties holds a monopoly over industry- and skill-specific medical certifications.
February 8, 2019 A class action claims ATC Healthcare Services and several affiliates failed to provide job applicants with FCRA-compliant background check authorization forms.
February 8, 2019 Anthem and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia face a lawsuit after allegedly misrepresenting that WellStar was an in-network healthcare provider covered in Georgia.
![NCAA Hit with Nine College Football Concussion Class Actions in Indiana On the Same Day [UPDATE: ADDITIONAL LAWSUITS FILED]](/media/ncaa-new-thumb.jpg)
January 25, 2019 The National Collegiate Athletic Association faces several proposed class action lawsuits filed in Indiana over its alleged concealment of the effects of repeated head trauma.
January 24, 2019 A class action challenges NY state's alleged policy of keeping mentally ill individuals in prison past their scheduled release dates while they wait for a vacancies in community-based health programs.
January 23, 2019 HealthPlus Surgery Center has been hit with a lawsuit over treatment and testing costs after thousands of former patients were exposed to hepatitis and HIV.
![Transgender U. of Arizona Professor Files Class Action Over Alleged Healthcare Discrimination [UPDATE]](/media/university-of-arizona-newswire-thumb.jpg)
January 23, 2019 A University of Arizona professor has filed suit over claims that the state’s employee healthcare plan unlawfully discriminates against transgender members.
January 21, 2019 A class action lawsuit alleges Bay Park Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation residents have been victimized by unsafe and inadequate care stemming from understaffing.
January 18, 2019 Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, Inc. is one of the plaintiffs behind a proposed class action lawsuit that challenges the state’s laws that determine, among other restrictions, which medical professionals are authorized to provide abortion services.
December 21, 2018 A proposed class action out of California claims two Alameda County jail facilities subject prisoners with mental health disabilities to extended periods of isolation that exacerbate their illnesses instead of relieving symptoms.
December 19, 2018 A proposed class action filed against U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, in his official capacity, claims he has “nonsensically” denied Medicare coverage for continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) for diabetes patients.
December 11, 2018 Mylan and Rite Aid are facing a class action that claims the companies respectively manufactured and sold generic valsartan medications despite possessing knowledge that the drugs were contaminated with probable carcinogen N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA).
December 10, 2018 A class action alleges the Kellogg's products' labeling and marketing are deceptive in that they do not disclose the presence of the chemical.
December 5, 2018 A class action lawsuit has been filed against four companies a consumer claims respectively made, distributed and sold carcinogen-contaminated Irbesartan.
November 30, 2018 Iowa Health System, which does business as UnityPoint Health, has been hit with a class action filed over two data breaches that reportedly occurred in late 2017 and early 2018 and compromised over 1.4 million patients’ private health information.
November 26, 2018 A proposed class action claims Actelion Pharmaceuticals unlawfully barred generic manufacturers from releasing generic versions of Tracleer, a prescription drug used to treat pulmonary artery hypertension, which would have lowered prices for consumers.
November 19, 2018 The makers of defective pelvic mesh products are facing a lawsuit filed on behalf of Medicare Advantage Organizations who were allegedly never reimbursed for paying medical expenses associated with injury caused by the products.
November 13, 2018 A proposed class action filed in Arizona against State Farm alleges the insurer's policy of investigating automobile accident-related personal injury claims discriminates against racial and ethnic minorities.
November 1, 2018 The American Diabetes Association alleges that the NYC Dept. of Education has failed to properly train staff and have in place procedures to care for students with type 1 diabetes.
October 30, 2018 General American Life Insurance Company has been named in a proposed class action in which a woman claims her deceased husband’s life insurance policy was unlawfully terminated.
October 29, 2018 A lawsuit alleges Florida Blue terminated a consumer's insurance policy without authorization or explanation.
October 16, 2018 United Healthcare Insurance Co. and United Behavioral Health have been accused in a proposed class action of unlawfully applying reimbursement penalties to insurance claims related to mental health treatment.
October 12, 2018 Two Chinese companies face a class action over their alleged role in manufacturing and selling adulterated Valsartan, a blood pressure medication.
October 9, 2018 Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC and CVS Pharmacy, Inc. are facing a lawsuit that alleges the companies manufactured and sold adulterated generic thyroid medications that were recalled in August 2018.
September 28, 2018 Express Scripts faces a lawsuit that alleges the company charges “exorbitant and unlawful” fees for attorneys and their injured clients to access health records.
September 19, 2018 The operators of the Tennova Healthcare – Clarksville hospital and a debt collector are facing a proposed class action lawsuit that claims the hospital files liens against patients injured by third parties instead of billing their insurance companies.
September 6, 2018 In a proposed class action lawsuit, a woman claims Esurance Insurance Co. violated the terms of her automobile insurance policy by terminating personal injury protection benefits once the insurer determined she had reached “maximum medical improvement."
August 29, 2018 A class action suit claims Boston Scientific Corporation unlawfully placed unsolicited, prerecorded robocalls to consumers.
August 14, 2018 A Rhode Island OBGYN claims Cynosure has not been upfront about the potential risks associated with its MonaLisa Touch laser device.
July 26, 2018 Another lawsuit has been filed against a group of pharma companies and distributors that claims their allegedly deceptive marketing of opioids has resulted in ER physicians being paid little to no compensation for providing opioid-related treatment.
July 16, 2018 A proposed class action filed by three incarcerated individuals claims the Pennsylvania State Department of Corrections has denied proper healthcare to prisoners.
July 11, 2018 Unichem Pharmaceuticals (USA), Inc. is among the defendants in a proposed class action that claims mislabeled hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) medication is to blame for the death of the plaintiff’s father.
June 21, 2018 Centene Corporation, Inc. and Centene Management Company, LLC are the defendants in a proposed class action lawsuit.
June 21, 2018 A proposed class action claims 14 pharmaceutical companies' and wholesale distributors' allegedly deceptive marketing of opioids has led to what public health officials are calling 'the worse drug crisis in American history.'
June 15, 2018 Three incarcerated individuals claim the NC Department of Public Safety (DPS) and several officials in charge of the state’s prison system refused to provide proper treatment to inmates diagnosed with hepatitis C (HCV).
June 15, 2018 A proposed class action recently transferred to Ohio federal court claims the makers and distributors of prescription opioid drugs marketed their products for chronic use and “turned patients into drug addicts."
June 4, 2018 The plaintiff claims Frontier Airlines has so far refused to acknowledge a dangerous 'fume event' during which the air in cabin of a flight became contaminated.
June 4, 2018 The suit seeks to represent female youth soccer players who face an increased risk of concussion-related injuries due to a lack of protective headgear in the sport.
