On March 19, 2014, the parties in the DOE v. United litigation in the Central District of California filed with the Court a request for preliminary approval of a nationwide settlement of claims arising out of the use by United Healthcare of a mandatory program to require HIV/AIDS patients to obtain specialty medications through a …
Families who bought certain types of Gerbers “tagless” children’s clothing are entitled to refunds, discounts and re-imbursement for skin rashes, under a class-action settlement. Attorneys for a class of persons who bought “tagless” clothing for children and infants announced that they have reached a settlement with Gerber Childrenswear which lets anyone who purchased certain tagless …
Blue Cross Settles Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination As an update to an earlier post about an action recently filed against Blue Cross, Anthem Blue Cross patients with HIV/AIDS may “opt-out” of a program that would have required them to obtain their medications by mail order under a settlement announced today by Whatley Kallas LLC and Consumer …
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New Pharmacy Program Threatens Health and Privacy In a move that threatens the health and privacy of patients, Blue Cross of California has illegally targeted HIV/AIDS patients, and other seriously ill consumers, with a new program that will bar them from local pharmacies, according to the allegations in a new state-wide class action lawsuit. You …
Alan Mansfield was recently named to the Board of Governors for the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, one of the largest associations in California of plaintiffs and defense counsel and judges. In addition, Mr. Mansfield learned this week he had received an AV rating from Martindale Hubbell, the highest ranking available for attorneys in the …