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www.ChicagoFirefightersClassAction.com – Chicago Firefighters Class Action Lawsuit Settlement

Filed under Legal by on 2012/10/24 at 10:22 pm {no comments}

www.ChicagoFirefightersClassAction.com – Chicago Firefighters Class Action Lawsuit Settlement

The Chicago Firefighters Class Action Lawsuit Settlement which can be found at the www.ChicagoFirefightersClassAction.com site is about the 1995 Chicago Firefighter Examination. All those who want to become a firefighter in Chicago would take this test. So you can take part if you are African American and you took this test. In addition your score should be between 65-88. Furthermore, because of the score that you received on your test, you were not able to move forward in the hiring process. The next steps include a physical abilities test and a background check.  A drug test and a medical exam is also a part of this. As a consequence, you were not able to get one of the 111 firefighter or EMT positions that were to be filled in March or April of 2012.

The Chicago Firefighters Class Action Lawsuit Settlement will provide you with a check that you will get if you go to the www.ChicagoFirefightersClassAction.com site and fill out a valid claim form. You will be able to fill out the claim form completely online. This is much better as it is easier to submit something online than downloading the form and filling it out and then submitting it via regular mail. With regular mail you never know if your form has been received. You must submit your claim form by October 27, 2012 or you will get nothing. There is no appeals process for this. So if your claim form was sent late, you lose all legal rights and you also do not get any compensation. So make sure that you are aware of this and that you submit everything on time.

The original lawsuit is called Lewis v. City of Chicago. What happens with this settlement is that the City of Chicago is required to employ 111 African American Firefighters. In addition, back pay will be given to those class members who were not hired during the time period mentioned. These were the 111 firefighter positions that were filled in March and April of 2012. So the award will be jobs and monetary award which is actually the back pay. The believe is that the African American who were applying for these positions were discriminated against.

If you fill out the form and you are eligible to get the awards, then you should expect to get paid by December 26, 2012. This is if the schedule is not modified and there are no objections or appeals at the Final Fairness hearing. If there are objections and appeals, then it will be longer before you get anything. Sometimes it can be years before there is any kind of payment. Many people have even forgotten about the settlement when they finally get the payment that is owed to them. The funds for the backpay awards will be shared by all those who submit a valid claim form and are considered class members. How much you get depends on how many people file. However, what you get will be at least $5,000.

The court has appointed lawyers to help you out. So if you have questions or if you just wanted to find out about your legal rights or how to fill out the claim form, then you should contact the Class Counsel.  If you do absolutely nothing, you will not get any payments at all. The only way to get this is to fill out the claim forms. Make sure that you review the important dates for this case.

Once you have filed a claim, you can also check the status of your claims online. Just click on the Claim Status link on the top. If you are submitting online, you will be required to enter your claim ID. You will find this on the notice that you received.  You will then need to fill in this number at the bottom of the page. If you do not have this Claim ID then you can click on the Can’t locate your Claim ID link. This will allow you to login without your claim ID. However if you do this, your claim will given scrutiny. This will happen during the validation process. So this means that you still can fill out the form and submit it.

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LivingSocial Class Action Lawsuit Settlement

Filed under Legal by on 2012/10/23 at 8:58 pm {no comments}

LivingSocial Class Action Lawsuit Settlement

The amount of the LivingSocial Class Action Lawsuit Settlement is $4.5 million. The reason for this is because of the expiration dates on the coupons. Groupon settled the same type of lawsuit earlier this year and paid twice as much at $8.5 million. A group of plaintiffs sued the company for the expiration dates of the daily deals. There have a lot of problems with the expiration dates of the coupons. For LivingSocial, there are two dates that expire. The first expiration date is the ‘paid value’ and the second is the ‘promotional value”.

So what the two terms mean? The first one, paid value, is the amount that the person who bought the deal paid. The promotional value is the discount that you actually get. So this means that if you bought coupons worth $100 for $80, then the paid value is $80 and the promotional value is $20.  What you need to be aware that the second value which is the promotional value will expire before the paid value.

So if you decide that you would like to take part in the LivingSocial Class Action Lawsuit Settlement, you will get the paid value given back to you of any coupons or deals that you bought. These are only for the coupons or deals that were unredeemed and for which you did not get any refunds. These coupons and deals also must have had the promotional value expired. So having your coupon is actually what will get you your money back. So this is one of the few times when an expired coupon is good.

So that this does not happen again, LivingSocial will change the terms and conditions. These will now make sure that the expiration dates are clear. This will even be available on the website. The two values will be clarified so that there will be no misunderstandings. A refund will be given to those with LivingSocial vouchers that are not redeemed within a time period of 7 days after the purchase of the said voucher. In addition, the expiration date of the paid value will be five years from the date of the purchase. The two values is still a cause for confusion for a lot of people. Who can remember which is which and how to figure it out. Not only are there two values but now you have to figure which value you can and cannot redeem before or after 7 days. This can drive everyone crazy and I think if this continues, there just might be a second or third class action lawsuit settlement.

I do know that a lot of businesses have suffered from making deals with either LivingSocial or Groupon. The businesses end up losing money because of the vast numbers of people whose voucher they have to honor and in so doing lose those who are paying full price. I don’t think this is right or fair to the businesses. I believe that there should be a cap on the number of vouchers for each deal. In this way, the businesses will not suffer and there will be less unhappy people because they could not redeem their vouchers.

Because of these two settlements, more and and more deals are being seen as certificates rather than reward programs. However this is not good for the company because daily deals are what makes the company money. This is because this makes the deals seem urgent and because of that more people have a tendency to buy the vouchers or coupons as they are afraid that the deals or coupons will expire and they will be able to get such a good deal again. What a merchant wants in order to make a profit is for the customer to buy the coupon or voucher and not have time to use it. So this would mean that they would not have to honor the steep discounts.

What Living Social has done is continue to honor the vouchers for a few months and then after that these vouchers can be used but it will be for the full price and not the discounted price. So if you have those coupons or vouchers from the company that you could not redeem, you should file a claim and get some of the money back.

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Medicare Coverage Class Action Lawsuit Settlement

Filed under Legal by on 2012/10/22 at 8:43 pm {no comments}

Medicare Coverage Class Action Lawsuit Settlement

If you have chronic diseases or if you have disabilities, you will be able to get Medicare coverage because of the Medicare Coverage Class Action Lawsuit Settlement. This coverage is for home health care. The coverage also covers skilled nursing home stays and also outpatient therapy. The Medicare administration will get rid of an old practice that had beneficiaries who had to prove that they would be able to have medical improvement or functional improvement if the patients were given skilled nursing and therapy services before Medicare would pay for them.

Because of the Medicare Coverage Class Action Lawsuit Settlement, there will be a significant change in the Medicare coverage. The company will now pay for the services of the skilled nurses and the therapy when they are needed without having to show the expectation to improve. Now it will be based on need instead. So this new policy or rule will be written in the Medicare manual. This hopefully will clarify the matter.

The new ruling will help a lot of  people, especially those with Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease. This can also help those who have had stroke or even spinal cord injuries. Also included are those with traumatic brain injuries. This will lessen the burden the families of those with these diseases and conditions. It will also give these patients a better life as they would have caregivers who can help them. In the previous rule of having to show improvement, many would not have been able to take advantage of the skilled nursing or therapy services. Especially since people are living longer.

So for many if they were denied this coverage, then they basically did not get any kind of care at all. This is because a lot of older people living on their retirement income cannot afford to pay for themselves. In addition, those with chronic illnesses are often disabled and the condition just gets worse with time. This is considered a landmark decision as it will provide care to tens of thousands of Medicare patients who desperately need help. This could cost the government a lot of money.

There are many plaintiff in the Medicare Coverage Class Action Lawsuit Settlement whose stories are truly heartbreaking. The proposed settlement was sent to Christina C. Reiss who is the chief judge of the Federal District Court in Vermont. There is great expectation that she will approve this. Once it it approved, the Judge will be able to enforce this new ruing for up to four years. This move will not only help those in dire need, it will also save money. With home care and home physical therapy, expensive hospitals and nursing homes can be avoided.

So what this means is that the new ruling will apply to the traditional Medicare program that has the fee for service program. This will also apply to the private Medicare Advantage plan. About a quarter of those who have Medicare have this plan. There are about 50 million people who are on Medicare. This new ruling will also only be for those who are 65 and older and those with disabilities who may be under 65 years of age.

This new ruling will also prevent anyone from being denied Medicare coverage when they need it the most because their conditions did not improve or will never improve over time. Can you imagine losing this coverage when you are 80 just there is no hopes that you would ever recover or get better? All those whose claims that they had filed before January 18, 2011 and were denied coverage will now get a chance for their claims to be reevaluated. The plaintiffs in this settlement are the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Parkinson’s Action Network. The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare is also a plaintiff. Another plaintiff is the Paralyzed Veterans of America. So if you are qualified to be reconsidered for Medicare coverage, you do not have to show that your condition will improve because of these services. However you have to be careful of some Medicare contractors who use stricter rules. Some may deny you coverage because you have reached a plateau or your condition is stable.

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Www.YazLawsuit.com – Yaz or Yasmin Lawsuit Settlements – Latest Update

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Www.YazLawsuit.com – Yaz or Yasmin Lawsuit Settlements – Latest Update

If you have taken Yaz or Yasmin which are birth control drugs, then you would want to know about the latest updates on the Yaz or YasminLawsuit Settlement. which you will be able to do at the Yaz or Yasmin Resource Center website at www.YazLawsuit.com. Many who have taken the drug have had serious side effects. The maker of the drug is Bayer and Bayer is now settling injury claims. However only certain claims will qualify for compensation. You also need to know that not all law firms will help you in this case. There are only certain law firms that you can go to.

Those who have suffered serious side effect such as blood clots and DVT should speak to a lawyer. Also considered serious are strokes and pulmonary embolisms. So basically if you suffered a stroke after taking Yaz or Yasmin or if you had a pulmonary embolism after taking the drug, you should talk to a lawyer. Studies done by the British Medical Journal and also FDA show the risks of taking this drug for birth control.

A new study that was released on May 31, 2012 lists Yaz or Yasmin as the second worst drug in terms of the side affects as reported to the FDA in 2011. This study was published by the Institute for Safe Medicine Practices Quarter Watch. There were basically 8,354 complaints on the side effects of the drug. An MDL or Multi-District Litigation has been established because of the large number of claims filed. The MDL is known as the Yasmin and Yaz (Drospirenone) Marketing Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation. The case number is MDL No. 2100.  There are about 11,000 people who have filed a claim.

The latest information on how much each patient would get was reported by Bloomberg News on April 13, 2012. It was reported that Bayer will be paying $220,000 per case. So far 600 cases have been settled with a total payout of $142 million. On July 11, 2012, it has been reported that about 1500 cases have been settled. So if you have taken the drug and have had similar side effects, you should contact a lawyer that deals with these cases to find out what your legal options are. With such a large payout, you should definitely try to submit a claim.

Remember that only certain lawyers will be abel to get a Yaz or Yasmin settlement for you. If you are a victim and have suffered because of the drug, in order for your claim to be valid, you will have to submit your medical records and paperwork. You will be able to find lawyers who can help you at the Yaz or Yasmin Resource Center at the www.YazLawsuit.com site. There are a number of ways that you can do this. One of them is to complete an online form. You will have to fill out your personal information. Then you will have to choose the type of side effect that you suffered or your loved one suffered. There is also a box where you can fill in comments. If you would rather not fill out the online form, there is a phone number that you can call. This way you can talk to a real person and you can get all your questions answered. In addition, you can also answer three quick questions in order to find out if you have a legal case against Bayer,

There is also a link on the site to every single side effect that you may have suffered from taking this drug. You will be able to get more information on each and find out if you have suffered one of these. The first is stroke. You will know that you have suffered a stroke if you have numbness in your face or weakness in your arm or leg. Another sign of a stroke is if you are confused and have difficulty speaking or understanding. Also you may experience vision problems. These can be in just one eye or both eyes. Severe headaches are also a sign of stroke. The more common symptoms include disorientation or difficulty walking. Balance problems and also dizziness are also some common symptoms.  Some symptoms of pulmonary embolism include coughing or wheezing and shortness of breath. Some other common ones include chest pain, excessive sweating, weak pulse, lighheadedness, fainting, rapid hearbeat and irregular hearbeat. So if you have any of these do consult with a lawyer. You may just be able to get some compensation.

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