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Case activity for Catherine Sasse vs American Progressive Life & Health Insurance Company of New York on April 15
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Catherine Sasse against American Progressive Life & Health Insurance Company of New York on April 15: -
AARP, United Health accused of fraud
PHILADELPHIA — Two insurance policyholders have filed a class-action lawsuit against AARP Inc, AARP Services Inc, AARP Insurance Plan, UnitedHealth Group Inc, and UnitedHealth Insurance Co., claiming violations of Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, conversion, unjust enrichment, fraudulent concealment and fraud. -
State Supreme Court rules on test for bad faith insurance fights
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has taken a stand on what policy holders have to prove to lay the groundwork for a bad faith claim under the state’s bad faith statute. -
Unicare Life and Health Insurance Company and Lord & Taylor accused of wrongly denying benefits
PHILADELPHIA — A man is suing Unicare Life and Health Insurance Company and Lord & Taylor, citing alleged breach of contract. -
Data from wearable fitness devices could be important evidence in workplace litigation
Wearable activity trackers are essential for many people at the gym, but it seems now that Fitbit, Jawbone and others could be just as important in the courtroom, given precedents set in a 2015 Lancaster case that debunked a plaintiff's story, as well as other cases elsewhere. -
HIPAA settlement shows importance of security policies, attorney says
PHILADELPHIA—A lost smartphone that led to a data breach has ended up costing a health care management company $650,000 and points to the importance of securing protected health information, according to a lawyer who practices health care law. -
Attorney's clients breathing easier after Obama's gun safety orders
HARRISBURG - A Pennsylvania attorney for health care providers is less worried about changes in privacy laws designed to help curtail gun violence than he was when the modifications were announced in January. -
Widow alleges Medicare and Medicaid Services overcharged her
HARRISBURG — The wife of a deceased veteran is suing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, alleging overcharging $50,000 in a lien from a pharmaceutical malpractice incident involving her husband. -
Aviation company sues Aetna insurance over allegedly not reimbursing for airlift
PHILADELPHIA – Angel Medflight is suing Aetna Health Inc. alleging that the insurance company violated the details of its contract after it refused to pay the plaintiff for an airlift. -
Ex-University of Penn employee sues school charging retaliation in discrimination lawsuit
A former employee at the University of Pennsylvania believes she was fired because she had pursued what school officials allege was a bogus age and discrimination lawsuit against the university. -
Plaintiffs in dental firm fraud case withdraw motion for preliminary injunction
The plaintiffs in a pending dental firm fraud case have withdrawn their motion for a preliminary injunction to be levied against the defendants. -
Dental firm fraud case continued until Oct. 19
Further proceedings in a fraud case have been continued until Oct. 19, per a decision from the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. -
Two more motions filed seeking to quash Sandusky subpoenas
For the second time in a week, a Pennsylvania school district has filed a motion to quash a subpoena by Jerry Sandusky’s defense attorney seeking information that the educational institution claims is confidential. -
Phila. judge rules hospital must reveal patient's identity in negligence case
A Philadelphia trial court judge has upheld an earlier court ruling that required a city hospital to produce patient information relating to a case in which a man is suing the healthcare facility and his former roommate for injuries the plaintiff sustained when the roommate fell on top of him.