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Now Available: Detailed info about every Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing home |
| Nursing Home Compare has detailed information about every Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing home in the country and includes the following: Updated quality measures based on a new resident assessment called MDS 3.0.; Ownership information including the names of individuals and organizations with ownership or managerial control of nursing homes; and Full text of survey findings (Statements of Deficiency) from each nursing home’s most recent health inspections. Click on the headline to learn more. |
Center for Justice & Democracy: Here’s what is really true about the U.S. civil justice system |
| A chart is making its way around the Internet called “We The Plaintiffs ... A Closer Look at America’s Obsession with Lawsuits.” It is written by – or was given to – a company named “eLocalLawyers.” The chart is heavy on graphics and low on truth. For a truthful perspective on “tort” (or personal injury) litigation today, a far better source is the impeccably researched academic study, “The empirical effects of tort reform,” by Cornell Law School Professor Theodore Eisenberg, a leading authority on the use of empirical analysis in legal scholarship. Click on the headline to learn more. |
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JP Morgan Settles Suit over Credit Card Payments |
| JPMorgan Chase will pay $100 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of raising minimum credit card payments to "generate more fees." Plaintiffs in the lawsuit claimed the bank "increased payments on borrowers who could not afford to pay more," leading to more fees. Jessica Silver-Greenberg, The New York Times 07/25/2012 | Read Article: The New York Times |
Judge Accused of Misconduct in 2nd Whistleblower Suit |
| A second whistleblower lawsuit has been filed agaisnt an Inkster, Mich., District Judge over alleged mistreatment of an employee. The plaintiff claims she was fired in March from her job with the court for testifying in a misconduct hearing agaisnt Judge Sylvia James. The suit also claims James sent letters to local judges in an attempt to prevent the plaintiff from finding another job. Melanie Scott Dorsey, Detroit Free Press 07/25/2012 | Read Article: Detroit Free Press |
Insurer Sues to Keep From Paying Sandusky's Legal bills |
| Insurer State Farm said it should be exempt from paying for legal bills arising from former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky's child sexual abuse case. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co sold Sandusky a homeowner policy and filed a federal lawsuit last week arguing that the policy does not cover injuries caused by intentional, willful or malicious acts. Reuters, Yahoo News 07/25/2012 | Read Article: Yahoo News |
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UT to Commission Review of Controversial Fracking Study |
| Reversing course, the UT plans to have an independent group of researchers review a study about fracking that came under public scrutiny this week after disclosure that the study's lead author is a paid board member of a company that engages in the practice. Charles "Chip" Groat of UT's Energy Institute has been on Houston-based Plains Exploration & Production Co.'s board for several years. Groat was paid $413,900 in cash and stock by the company in 2011, according to SEC filings and holds $1.53 million in company stock. Groat had not told his supervisors at the Energy Institute about that position nor disclosed it in the fracking study. Farzad Mashhood, Austin American Statesman 07/25/2012 | Read Article: Austin American Statesman |
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Consumer Emails to TDI Commissioner are Rejected |
| Emails earlier this month to the state's insurance commissioner from hundreds of upset insurance consumers were kicked back to senders, evoking suspicions that they were actively blocked. Texas Watch, an advocacy group for insurance customers, organized a mass email campaign on July 13 to send hundreds of emails directly to Texas Insurance Commissioner Eleanor Kitzman. The groups wanted to ask Kitzman to address rates on homeowners insurance and other issues. The first 334 emails went through, but more than 900 were rejected, said Alex Winslow, executive director of Texas Watch. The group took another shot by sending emails to Cassie Brown, the department's deputy commissioner for regulatory policy. Those too were rejected, Winslow said. Tim Eaton, Austin American Statesman 07/25/2012 | Read Article: Austin American Statesman |
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Parents of Bus Crash Victim Prepare Lawsuit |
| The family of a 9-year-old boy who died in Florida bus crash in March have said they will file a wrongful death lawsuit against the trucking company and the truck driver who was involved in the crash. The family has also filed a claim against the school district. The suit accuses the trucking company and the driver of negligence; no criminal charges have been filed. Staff Report, Palm Beach Post 07/24/2012 | Read Article: Palm Beach Post |
Police Shooting in Anaheim Brings Lawsuit |
| The fatal shooting of a 25-year-old man by Anaheim police has prompted a lawsuit from the family and an FBI investigation. Officers claimed the man tossed away a gun as he was being chased by police and was eventually shot and killed, but no gun has been recovered. The shooting was one of two police shootings over the weekend. The mayor of Anaheim has called for a state and federal investigation of the shootings. Richard Winton, LA Times 07/24/2012 | Read Article: LA Times |
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