Labor & Employment Law, Personal Injury, Health Law

Supreme Court Clarifies Subrogation Rights, Emphasizes Need for Precise Plan Language

by J. S. Christie, Andrew Elbon, B. David Joffe, Jessica Jones, Jack Levy, Gordon Earle Nichols, Laura Schiele Robinson, Jay Turner | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 4/25/2013

Plan sponsors, particularly those that sponsor self-funded health plans, should review plan document provisions in light of the recent decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in US Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen. In...more

Supreme Court Upholds Health Plan’s Right To Recover Money from Third Party

by Edward I. Leeds | Ballard Spahr LLP on 4/23/2013

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the clear terms of an employer's group health plan override an employee's equitable defenses in determining the plan's right to recover amounts from a third party. This decision points...more

The U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Plan Sponsor’s Recovery Of Participant Damages Award

by Jeffrey P. Cairns | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Employee... on 4/18/2013

On April 16, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in U.S. Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen finding in favor of U.S. Airways in its quest to recover $66,866 in medical expenses incurred by its employee as a result of a...more

Nursing Home to Pay $28M for Poor Care and False Billing

by Sylvia Hsieh | Lawyers.com on 3/11/2013

A jury ordered a nursing home to pay over $28 million for fraudulent billing, providing worthless services and for retaliating against two employees who complained about the shoddy care at the facility. ...more

Illinois Jury Found Nursing Home Liable For $28.1 Million In Whistleblower Case Alleging Substandard Care And Resident Abuse

by Anne Cooper, Meredith Duncan, Kara Friedman, Lindsay Kessler, Jason Lundy, Matthew Murer, Hannah Neshek, Chuck Sheets, Kathryn Stalmack, Joseph Van Leer | Polsinelli on 2/22/2013

An Illinois district court jury in United States v. Momence Meadows Nursing Center, Inc. recently issued a verdict on February 11, 2013 imposing $28.1 million in civil penalties on the operators of a nursing home. The nursing...more

Company Demands Cost of Medical Bills from Injured Employee

by Michele Bowman | Lawyers.com on 11/29/2012

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments this week in a case that could change workers’ ability to hire lawyers to help them bring personal injury suits when their employers have paid for their medical expenses....more

Creepy Crawly Bedbugs—What Do They Have to Do with OSHA?

by Melissa A. Bailey | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/29/2012

With Halloween right around the corner, what better time to blog about creepy, crawly things that go bump in the night? Or at least just bedbugs....more

New York Erb’s Palsy Lawyer from The Perecman Firm Commends NFL Player Adrian Clayborn

by The Perecman Firm on 11/30/2011

New York Erb’s palsy lawyer David Perecman applauds Adrian Clayborn of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The defensive end is playing outstanding NFL football this season even with damage to his arm caused by Erb’s palsy. “His...more

New York Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer from The Perecman Firm Comments on the Unconscionable Abuse of Adult Home Residents in Brooklyn...

by The Perecman Firm on 10/11/2011

New York nursing home abuse lawyer David Perecman comments on the charges filed by residents at the Garden of Eden Home in Brooklyn. The residents claim that they were abused mentally, emotionally, and financially by adult...more

Editor's Choice: Jury Awards Edition - October 7, 2011

by Lawyers.com on 10/10/2011

Here are some items straight from the courtroom that might be of interest to you. • Father, son win $25 million in Child Abuse suit against hospital. It took eight years, but a young man and his father finally get some...more

Lawsuit Ensues After Housekeeper Brutally Attacks Assisted Living Patient

by Jonathan Rosenfeld - Chicago Personal Injury... on 2/15/2011

Is it too much to ask for a safe place for our loved ones to live? Sure expansive bathrooms and gourmet food are nice, but at the very least, shouldn't we be able to expect a safe environment free from violence? Yet as an...more

Liability for Snow and Ice Removal

by Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP on 1/26/2011

Client Alert about the Massachusetts laws regarding liability for damages from snow and ice...more

Workplace First Aid - Resonsibility or Liability?

by Chip Darius on 1/6/2011

OSHA requirements regarding first aid, and analysis of reasons a company should use to decide whether or not to have trained first aid providers....more

The First Steps You Need to Take When you Suffer an Injury At Work

by Katz, Friedman, Eagle, Eisenstein, Johnson &... on 12/1/2010

If you are injured on the job, you may be entitled to benefits, including medical care, under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act. However, in order to establish that you have a valid workers’ compensation claim there...more

Tech at VA Dental Center in St. Louis Warned Officials About Poor Sterilization

by Regan, Zambri & Long, PLLC on 7/19/2010

Earlene Johnson worked as a medical supply technician at the St. Louis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, where almost 2,000 veterans may have been exposed to Hepatitis B and C and HIV due to poor sterilization practices. She...more

Does an employer have a duty to protect spouse of employee from exposure to asbestos?

by Howard Ankin on 7/8/2010

Simpkins v. CSX Corp., No 5-07-0346, raises the novel issue of whether an employer owes a duty to the spouse of an employee who contracted mesothelioma as a result of her exposure to her husband’s work clothes. This was an...more

Hissey Kientz to Hold Testing Sessions for Victims of Asbestos Exposure

by Hissey Kientz LLP on 1/15/2010

The law firm of Hissey Kientz, LLP is conducting two asbestos testing sessions in the El Paso, Texas area for individuals who may have developed cancers such as mesothelioma or other diseases as a result of asbestos...more

Hissey Kientz, LLP Announces Its Support For A New Bill That Would Protect The Rights Of Victim Of Asbestos Exposure Who Have...

by Hissey Kientz LLP on 2/26/2009

The law firm of Hissey Kientz, LLP wishes to announce its support for a new bill that would make it easier for sufferers of malignant mesothelioma to prove that their injuries were caused by exposure to asbestos. The bill...more

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Labor & Employment Law › Personal Injury › Health Law

Supreme Court Clarifies Subrogation Rights, Emphasizes Need for Precise Plan Language

Supreme Court Upholds Health Plan’s Right To Recover Money from Third Party

The U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Plan Sponsor’s Recovery Of Participant Damages Award

Nursing Home to Pay $28M for Poor Care and False Billing

Illinois Jury Found Nursing Home Liable For $28.1 Million In Whistleblower Case Alleging Substandard Care And Resident Abuse

Company Demands Cost of Medical Bills from Injured Employee

Creepy Crawly Bedbugs—What Do They Have to Do with OSHA?

New York Erb’s Palsy Lawyer from The Perecman Firm Commends NFL Player Adrian Clayborn

New York Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer from The Perecman Firm Comments on the Unconscionable Abuse of Adult Home Residents in Brooklyn...

Editor's Choice: Jury Awards Edition - October 7, 2011

Lawsuit Ensues After Housekeeper Brutally Attacks Assisted Living Patient

Liability for Snow and Ice Removal

Workplace First Aid - Resonsibility or Liability?

The First Steps You Need to Take When you Suffer an Injury At Work

Tech at VA Dental Center in St. Louis Warned Officials About Poor Sterilization

Does an employer have a duty to protect spouse of employee from exposure to asbestos?

Hissey Kientz to Hold Testing Sessions for Victims of Asbestos Exposure

Hissey Kientz, LLP Announces Its Support For A New Bill That Would Protect The Rights Of Victim Of Asbestos Exposure Who Have...

Hissey Kientz, LLP Announces the Launch of Mesothelioma Lawyers Help Web Site

Fenwick Employment Alert

Patient Resource Mesothelioma Hotline Launched

Hissey Kientz, LLP Announces Support for Household Mesothelioma Victims

The Art of Perpetuating a Public Health Hazard

Chrysophiles versus Chrysophobes

RE: Controlled Use of Asbestos

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