March 30, 2018 Another proposed class action filed on behalf of a minor child diagnosed with NAS has been added to the multidistrict litigation involving pharmaceutical companies’ and distributors’ alleged contributions to the country’s growing 'opioid epidemic.'
March 30, 2018 The plaintiff says he worked 70 to 75 hours per week from November to March—and 100 to 125 hours per week during baseball season—without proper wages.
March 16, 2018 A proposed class action against Lang Pharma Nutrition, Inc., CVS Health Corporation, and CVS Pharmacy, Inc. claims CVS-brand 100% Pure 300mg Omega-3 Krill Oil contains only 60 percent of the amount of krill oil represented on the bottle’s labeling.
March 15, 2018 After the dismissal of a previous suit, a group of US armed forces personnel have again sued TEPCO and GE over the effects of radiation exposure at Fukushima.
March 13, 2018 Keystone RV Company, LLC is the defendant in a proposed class action lawsuit that claims the manufacturer failed to warn consumers of potential health hazards associated with 'prolonged' occupancy of its vehicles.
March 9, 2018 A growing number of lawsuits have been filed against a group of pharmaceutical companies and distributors over claims that the defendants have caused a national health crisis by deceptively marketing opioids for long-term use.
March 7, 2018 Another proposed class action has been filed against a group of 22 pharmaceutical companies and distributors over claims that the defendants’ deceptive marketing scheme and negligence have fueled the nation’s growing opioid crisis.
March 6, 2018 A group of 20 pharmaceutical companies and distributors has been named in a proposed class action lawsuit filed on behalf of a newborn baby who the suit claims suffers from neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) as a result of the defendants’ actions.
March 5, 2018 A proposed class action has been filed against a group of pharmaceutical companies claiming they conspired to delay the entrance of generic alternatives to Zetia into the market, thereby overcharging consumers by “tens of millions of dollars.”
March 2, 2018 A former Healthcare Management Services employee claims the company failed to pay its registered nurses appropriate overtime wages.
March 2, 2018 A consumer alleges the amounts of omega fatty acids in Kirkland-brand Wild Alaskan Fish Oil products is misrepresented on bottle labels.
February 22, 2018 A proposed class action has been filed against Oxford Health Insurance, Inc., Optum, Inc., and Optum Rx, Inc. alleging that the defendants engaged in a “fraudulent and deceptive scheme” to overcharge consumers for prescription drugs.
February 19, 2018 NECA-IBEW Welfare Trust Fund is facing claims that the insurance plan unlawfully denied coverage of medically necessary acupuncture treatments that were 'contracted for and promised' to policyholders.
February 15, 2018 A class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of anyone who acquired securities for Bristol-Myers Squibb Company between 1/27/15 and 10/9/16.
February 15, 2018 The suit claims that since AARP is not a licensed insurance agent, it cannot collect a commission for Medigap policies on behalf of UnitedHealthcare.
February 14, 2018 A whistleblower's revelations alleging improper revenue reporting are at the center of a proposed class action against medical device maker Obalon Therapeutics.
February 14, 2018 Envision Healthcare Corp., EmCare Holdings Inc., EmCare Inc., and Baxley Emergency Physicians, LLC are facing a proposed class action filed by a Florida man who claims he was improperly billed for emergency room services.
February 8, 2018 PHI Air Medical, LLC is facing a proposed class action out of Arizona that claims the air ambulance company charges 'arbitrary' prices to transport patients without their prior knowledge or consent.
February 7, 2018 Aetna Inc. is the defendant in a proposed class action centered around its allegedly unlawful demand that a settlement administrator pay for losses associated with the defendant’s 'reckless' handling of a class action settlement.
February 6, 2018 Merck & Co., Inc., Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., and several of their respective subsidiaries are facing a lawsuit that claims the parties unlawfully delayed the launch of generic alternatives to Merck’s brand name high cholesterol drug, Zetia.
February 1, 2018 A New York consumer has filed suit against Enzymatic Therapy, LLC over claims that its Ultra Liver Cleanse and Complete Liver Cleanse products do not perform as advertised.
January 26, 2018 Rite Aid Corporation is facing another proposed class action alleging it engineered an 'unfair and deceptive price scheme' to overcharge customers paying for generic drugs through third-party insurance plans.
January 19, 2018 A group of pharmaceutical companies is facing a proposed class action lawsuit that claims the defendants, since the 1990s, have misled doctors and patients regarding the risks associated with using opioids to treat chronic pain.
January 17, 2018 Allergan, Inc. has faced a series of lawsuits alleging it unlawfully delayed the entrance to the market of generic alternatives to its cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion drug, Restasis, causing consumers to be overcharged for the medicine.
January 11, 2018 A proposed class action has been filed in California federal court against Allergan, Inc., claiming the drug manufacturer attempted to delay the entrance of generic alternatives to its cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion drug, Restasis.
January 11, 2018 Members of the Association of Commuter Rail Employees look to stop the MTA's practice of canceling insurance coverage during lengthy disability claim delays.
January 10, 2018 A plaintiff claims administrative staff at Arkansas Rheumatology Center and Arkansas Diagnostic Center are owed unpaid time-and-a-half wages.
January 10, 2018 A case filed in Aug. 2017 and transferred to federal court in Dec. claims two companies' prices for medical air transportation are wholly unreasonable.
January 9, 2018 Express Scripts, Inc. is facing a proposed class action lawsuit that claims it unlawfully charged patients for copies of their medical records.
January 8, 2018 A group of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have been named in a lawsuit that alleges the defendants have engaged in a 'multi-tiered fraudulent scheme' designed to raise the prices of EpiPen epinephrine injectors.
January 5, 2018 A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed against Lung Institute, LLC over allegations that the company’s 'unambiguous quackery' has deceived patients into paying thousands of dollars for 'sham' stem cell treatments.
January 2, 2018 Two plaintiffs have sued Rhode Island HHS Secretary Eric Beane over the 'great strain' put on some by the shuttering of the state's MPP benefit program.
December 20, 2017 Microsoft Corporation Welfare Plan and Microsoft Corporation are facing a lawsuit filed by two sets of parents on behalf of their minor children who the suit says were unlawfully denied coverage for treatment of their mental health conditions.
December 14, 2017 J&J and Janssen Biotech face more allegations the companies operated an 'exclusionary, competition-killing scheme' to maintain market control.
December 7, 2017 Purdue Pharma, L.P., and three others have been named as defendants in a proposed class action that claims they misrepresented the efficacy and risks of using opioids for long-term and chronic pain management.
December 5, 2017 Three Mississippi hospitals claim the conduct of 19 pharma-industry heavyweights contributed greatly to the nation's opioid abuse epidemic.
December 4, 2017 A proposed class action has been filed against Wellnx Life Sciences, Inc. and Platinum US Distribution, Inc. over allegations that the parties’ Nature’s Science brand '100% Pure Garcinia Cambogia' product does not live up to its label's claims.
November 27, 2017 The case claims the OvaScience and its board weren't entirely truthful about the untested science behind - and profitability of - a new fertility treatment.
November 21, 2017 Allergan, Inc. is facing a proposed class action lawsuit that claims it unlawfully attempted to block other companies from competing with it in the market for cyclosporine emulsion drugs.
November 17, 2017 Davita Healthcare Partners, Inc. and Total Renal Care Inc. are facing seven different lawsuits filed in Colorado that accuse them of failing to pay proper overtime wages and provide accurate wage statements to their employees.
November 16, 2017 Another proposed class action has been filed against various pharmaceutical companies and distributors, claiming the defendants’ deceptive marketing of opioid products has contributed to their widespread abuse.
November 16, 2017 A proposed class action has been filed against a group of pharmaceutical companies and distributors over claims that they deceptively marketed and sold opioids without fully disclosing their associated risks.
November 15, 2017 An antitrust lawsuit alleges Johnson & Johnson and Janssen Biotech rigged the pricing for Remicade, a 'blockbuster' drug used to treat Crohn's Disease.
November 13, 2017 A TN John Deere dealer claims WH Administrators has failed to repay health insurance plan participants' medical claims and withheld accounting information.
November 10, 2017 A lawsuit filed pro se makes a host of allegations against Edward Hospital and three individuals, including two doctors.
November 8, 2017 Nutraceutical Corporation is facing a proposed class action that claims it falsely advertises the amount of vitamin B12 in several of its supplement products.
November 6, 2017 WV locales Charleston, Huntington, Kenova and Ceredo claim The Joint Commission, through misinformation, has downplayed the true nature of opioid addiction.
November 1, 2017 A Kansas man claims Aetna unlawfully exposed his sensitive personal health information by mailing medical records in an 'open window' envelope.
November 1, 2017 A lawsuit filed on behalf of a child claims Regence Blueshield oversteps the Affordable Care Act by not covering certain hearing loss treatments.
November 1, 2017 Progressive American Insurance Company has been named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by a chiropractic business that claims it unlawfully reduced payments for treatments covered under consumers’ personal injury protection policies.
