Archive for March 1st, 2010
State Roundup: S.C. Plan Would End Benefits To 30,000 Disabled Residents; Judge Bars Calif. From Cutting Elderly From Day Care; Mass. Faces Lawsuit
The Associated Press/CNBC report about legislative action in South Carolina: “Children with autism, people with spine and brain injuries and the long-term disabled in job programs are among the 30,000 people who would lose state help under a $5.1 billion spending plan approved by a House committee Thursday…
Federal Officials Seek To Root Out Financial And Medicare Fraud
Reuters: “The head of the U.S. Department of Justice’s criminal division told a gathering of criminal defense lawyers on Thursday that the division was using tools ‘not often seen in white collar cases’ to combat financial fraud,” which includes Medicare…
California Subpoenas Financial Records Of Seven Biggest Insurers
“The California state attorney general’s office said Thursday that it had subpoenaed financial records of California’s seven largest health insurance companies as part of an investigation into whether they illegally raised customer premiums and denied payment of legitimate claims,” the Los Angeles Times reports…
Parental Notification Ballot Initiative Argued In Alaska Court
Attorneys appeared in Alaska state court Wednesday to argue for and against a ballot initiative that would require physicians to notify the parents of minors before abortion procedures, the Anchorage Daily News reports. Attorney Jeff Feldman filed a lawsuit against the initiative’s supporters on behalf of Planned Parenthood of Alaska and other clients…
FTC Halts Massive Cramming Operation that Illegally Billed Thousands; Alleges Scam Took in $19 Million over Five Years
A U.S. district court judge has ordered a halt to the illegal practices of an Internet services company that crammed unauthorized charges onto the telephone bills of thousands of consumers and small businesses for services they never agreed to buy.
