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| | Medicare Secondary Payer--Liability Insurance (Including Self-Insurance) Settlements, Judgments, Awards, or Other Payments and Future Medicals -- INFORMATION. The purpose of this memorandum is to provide information regarding proposed Liability Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement (LMSA) amounts related to liability insurance (including self-insurance) settlements, judgments, awards, or other payments (“settlements”). DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES -Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) Click on headline to access memo. | | TTLA Annual Meeting & Advanced PI CLE December 1-2, Hotel ZaZa Houston | |
| | Formerly the TTLA Annual Conference, our December event is now the Annual Meeting & Advanced PI CLE! We've streamlined this event and we're now offering a one-day Advanced PI CLE, along with the Annual Membership & Board Meeting, President's Luncheon, and a spectacular Holiday Party at the home of Steve and Amber Mostyn. Topics include: Trucking, Immigration, Insurance Bad Faith, Discovery, Cross Examination And More! | | Products | |
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| | Feds Checking Reports of Mini Cooper ‘S’ Engine Fires | |
| | The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking into complaints of engine compartment fires that could affect 36,000 Mini Cooper “S’’ models from the 2007 and 2008 model years. The federal safety agency said in documents posted on its website that it has received 12 complaints of fires. Five of the blazes destroyed the cars. Eight fires happened when the engines had been shut off. Associated Press, The Washington Post 10/18/2011 | | Read Article: The Washington Post | | Laws/Cases | |
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| | Supreme Court Will Weigh Corporate Liability for Alleged Abuses Overseas | |
| | The Supreme Court said Monday it will use a dispute between Nigerian villagers and oil giant Royal Dutch Shell to decide whether corporations may be held liable in U.S. courts for alleged human rights abuses overseas. The justices said they will review a federal appeals court ruling in favor of Shell. The case centers on the 222-year-old Alien Tort Statute that has been increasingly used in recent years to sue corporations for alleged abuses abroad. Associated Press, The Washington Post 10/18/2011 | | Read Article: The Washington Post | | Cambridge, Mass., Settles Discrimination Lawsuit | |
| | The city of Cambridge, Mass., has settled a lawsuit with a former employee and current employee of the city over claims of discrimination. The plaintiffs claimed they were subjected to racial discrimination in their office for years, and were retaliated against for reporting the incidents. The Boston Globe reports the settlement will cost the city upwards of $10 million. John R. Ellement, Boston Globe 10/14/2011 | | Read Article: Boston Globe | | Former CFO Files Suit over Firing | |
| | The former CFO of a major New York law firm has filed a $10 million lawsuit against the firm, claiming she was fired shortly after returning from medical leave. The plaintiff's suit claims she was demoted after coming back from two rounds of surgery for cancer and then fired. She claims other male employees at the firm "began a concerted effort to force her out of the firm" that included a pay cut and a series of other indignities. Jose Martinez, New York Daily News 10/05/2011 | | Read Article: New York Daily News | | Teacher Forced to Choose Job or Religion Settles Suit | |
| | The U.S. Department of Justice has settled a lawsuit with a Chicago Muslim woman who was denied leave from her job at a local school district to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca. The woman requested unpaid leave in December 2008 to perform the religious hajj, but says she was told to choose between religion and her job. The district was required to pay $75,000 to settle the lawsuit. Staff Report, United Press International 10/14/2011 | | Read Article: United Press International | | Suit over Connecticut Fatal Car Accident Settled | |
| | The family of a Connecticut teenager has settled a lawsuit with a former Windsor Locks police officer and a local tavern owner for their part in a fatal car accident that killed the teen. Reports say the former police officer had drinks at the bar before speeding off in his truck and striking the girl, who was riding her bicycle. The settlement totaled $420,000. Staff Report, Boston Globe 10/18/2011 | | Read Article: Boston Globe | | Seven Suits Filed Against UConn Health Center | |
| | Seven lawsuits have been filed against the state prison branch of the University of Connecticut Health Center, alleging sexual harassment, retaliation by bosses or racial discrimination, among other things. The lawsuits claim the plaintiffs were subjected to racially insensitive language at work, as well as sexually inappropriate actions and language. The suits are seeking unspecified damages. Josh Kovner, The Hartford Courant 10/16/2011 | | Read Article: The Hartford Courant | | Editorials/Columns/Letters | |
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| | David Lazarus: Bill Aims to Restore Consumers' Right to Sue | |
| | Legislation under consideration in Congress would supersede the Supreme Court's ruling that said companies could force disputes into arbitration — a process that consumer advocates say tips the scales of justice in favor of businesses. The bill's chances of getting out of the Republican-controlled House are pretty much slim to none at the moment. But supporters say the groundwork is being laid for passage down the road. So-called arbitration clauses have become standard practice for a wide variety of consumer and employee contracts. David Lazarus, LA Times 10/18/2011 | | Read Article: LA Times | |
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