April 22nd, 2010 Roberts & Roberts
Attorney: Unclear If Life Capsule Contains Rig Survivors
An attorney representing the family of one of the oil rig workers missing since an explosion Tuesday in the Gulf of Mexico told reporters that a life capsule has been recovered. A lawsuit filed by the family of Shane Roshto claims that Transocean and BP were negligent in the explosion. It remains unclear whether Roshto or any other workers were aboard the recovered vessel. At least 17 other workers were hospitalized following the explosion. Paul Rioux, New Orleans Times-Picayune 04/22/2010
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April 21st, 2010 Roberts & Roberts
Health Insurer Based in North Richland Hills Facing Many Customer Complaints
There have been more than 150 complaints filed with the Texas Department of Insurance by consumers, doctors and healthcare facilities in the past two years against Mega and other subsidiaries of North Richland Hills-based HealthMarkets Inc. The companies underwrite and sell health insurance and other insurance products for the self-employed and middle-income individuals. Texas isn’t the only state where there have been complaints about HealthMarkets. In the past two years the company reached more than $37 million in settlements amid regulatory investigations in Massachusetts and more than 30 other states over complaints of fraudulent marketing, failure to pay claims and failure to cover ailments required by state laws. DIANNA HUNT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram 04/19/2010
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April 21st, 2010 Roberts & Roberts
The company that owns 22 for-profit nursing homes in California has been named in a class-action lawsuit that accuses them of “skimping on staff” to raise profits at the expense of patient care. The lawsuit was filed in 2006, and the plaintiffs rested their case earlier this month. In the lawsuit, plaintiffs accuse Skilled Healthcare Group Inc. of violating the California law that requires nursing homes provide at least 3.2 nursing hours per resident per day. The lack of adequate staff at the homes, the lawsuit contends, has a direct affect on the quality of care for the residents. The suit is seeking punitive and statutory damages for each day the nursing homes are found out of compliance. Barbara Anderson, The Fresno Bee 04/17/2010
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April 21st, 2010 Roberts & Roberts
Toyota Agrees to Pay Fine
Toyota will agree to pay a record $16.4-million fine for hiding safety defects related to sudden acceleration in 2.3 million vehicles but will stop short of accepting full legal responsibility for purposely withholding safety information, federal safety regulators said late Sunday. Ralph Vartabedian and Ken Bensinger, LA Times 04/19/2010
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