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Michigan Blue Cross Accused by Aetna of Hospital Rate Scheme
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan in August lost a bid to dismiss a joint US-state lawsuit accusing it of driving up competitors' costs through preferential pricing contracts with hospitals. In some cases, hospitals charged rivals 30 percent to 40
Updated: 12/07/2011 01:02A
Oxford Official Accused Of Stealing Money Lived Lavish Lifestyle
The envelops usually contained between $2000 and $3000 in cash, Melko told police. Those deposits were done “nearly every week,” she told police. Melko was paid $100 per day for her services. Guillet explained her extra money by saying it came from her
Updated: 12/07/2011 12:59A
ASU unit a new ally in mortgage battle vs. bank
Jim Belfiore, president of Belfiore Real Estate Consulting, said the area is on pace to have about 54000 foreclosures by the end of the year, and he predicts there will be about 38000 foreclosures in 2012. The Homeowner Advocacy Unit, which opened in
Updated: 12/07/2011 12:57A
BofA and investors reach deal over lawsuit
AP NEW YORK Bank of America has agreed to pay $315 million to settle claims by investors that they were misled about mortgage-backed investments sold by its Merrill Lynch unit. The settlement was disclosed in court papers filed late Monday in US
Updated: 12/07/2011 12:54A
Angelina Jolie responds to lawsuit over her new film
Several days after Angelina Jolie was sued by an author claiming she illegally took his idea for her film about the Balkan war, Jolie responded Tuesday that she's never even read the man's book. The author, a Croatian journalist named James Braddock,
Updated: 12/07/2011 12:48A
Mountie facing obstruction charge
The two sides settled mid-trial. Following that, the RCMP reported the incident to ASIRT on Sept. 30. The probe into a Red Deer RCMP officer's actions during a civil case in an Edmonton courtroom has landed the veteran Mountie before the courts on a
Updated: 12/07/2011 12:44A
Forest Service sued over Wyoming coal mine expansion
Burning the additional coal beneath more than 1600 acres of national grassland would release more than 600 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, the annual output from more than 150 coal-fired power plants, the lawsuit said. The Forest Service seems
Updated: 12/07/2011 12:43A
Leaked memo suggests deal is close for Oak Park TIF lawsuit
The email was sent by former Village Attorney Ray Heise to Village President David Pope, village board members, and outside attorneys, laying out possible talking points for a news release in announcing a settlement in the lawsuit.
Updated: 12/07/2011 12:39A
Apple faces legal threat to iPad trademark in Chin...
But in the meantime, Proview has already filed a lawsuit in China against Apple, which is set to go trial, according to Xiao. Xiao declined to offer details about the lawsuit. But he said Proview seeks to ban Apple from selling its iPad in China
Updated: 12/07/2011 12:34A
Retirement fund says Green Mountain overstated its successes
In its lawsuit, the Louisiana Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System says Green Mountain overstated its successes. "The company was portrayed to the investing public as a healthy and growing business, with rapidly increasing revenues," the
Updated: 12/07/2011 12:31A
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