Health Insurer Centene Is Sued Over Lack of Medical Coverage
People who bought policies from Centene, a large for-profit health insurance company, filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday claiming the company does not provide adequate access to doctors in 15 states.
“Members have difficulty finding — and in many cases cannot find — medical providers,” who will accept patients covered under policies sold by Centene,...
Ford urges 2,900 pickup owners to stop driving after new Takata death
Ford Motor Co said on Thursday it had confirmed a second death in an older pickup truck caused by a defective airbag inflator of Takata Corp and urged 2,900 owners in North America to stop driving immediately until they can get replacement parts.
The second largest U.S. automaker said it confirmed in late December that...
$15 Million Johnson & Johnson Pelvic Mesh Verdict in New Jersey
In Bergen County, New Jersey, a jury handed down a $15 million verdict against Ethicon, a company owned by Johnson and Johnson, based on defective pelvic mesh implants that caused plaintiff Elizabeth Hrymoc chronic pain.
Pelvic mesh implants are used to treat women who have stress, incontinence, and pelvic organ prolapse.
Hyrmoc claimed that Ethicon designed...
These companies put profits over safety, group says
Takata’s cover-up that as many as 70 million of its airbags were potentially lethal was among the worst cases of corporate misconduct in last year, according to the American Association for Justice.
AAJ, a nonprofit group of plaintiff attorneys, recently released its year-end 20-page report. It took aim at corporations for putting profits over safety...
E. Coli Deaths Linked to Romaine Lettuce, Officials Say
At least two people were killed and dozens sickened by E. coli outbreaks in Canada and the United States that the authorities in Canada have linked to romaine lettuce.
Health officials in the United States are not yet ready to blame the American outbreak to the leafy green. Still, they say, the Canadian finding has...
Consumer’s lawsuits say credit bureaus reported outdated judgments
The three major U.S. credit bureaus have been hit with proposed class actions in Manhattan federal court this week accusing them of reporting old, vacated civil judgments on consumers’ credit reports without checking that the information was current, violating federal and New York state laws.
The lawsuits against Experian, Equifax and TransUnion seek actual, statutory...
Romaine lettuce warning issued after E. coli outbreak
People should avoid eating romaine lettuce amid an outbreak of a dangerous strain of E. coli bacteria that has sickened 58 people in the US – including New York — and Canada, according to Consumer Reports.
The consumer advocacy group called on the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to...
FDA issues recall on Johnson & Johnson heart device
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday issued a recall of a heart device made by a unit of Johnson & Johnson due to a faulty valve.
The valve, which prevents blood from flowing back through it, is part of a device used to insert and position cardiovascular catheters in the heart.
About 110 Agilis...
After Equifax breach, anger but no action in Congress
The massive Equifax data breach, which compromised the identities of more than 145 million Americans, prompted a telling response from Congress: It did nothing.
Some industry leaders and lawmakers thought September’s revelation of the massive intrusion — which took place months after the credit reporting agency failed to act on a warning from the Homeland...
California court says Novartis can be sued over generic drug injuries
The California Supreme Court’s ruling broke with decisions nationally to the contrary and created exposure for brand-name drugmakers who could be sued in the state for failing to warn users about the risks of cheaper, generic versions of their drugs.
Leslie Brueckner, the plaintiffs’ lawyer, said the decision was the only one currently by a...
