Blue Cross Blue Shield Antitrust Litigation Cases
[updated 3/17/2020] RICHARDSON, T.X.—Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) agreed to repay customers after state regulators discovered that the insurer supplied them with incorrect information and mishandled out-of-network emergency claims. On March 6, 2020, the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) revealed that BCBSTX will pay a $10 million fine. TDI Commissioner Kent Sullivan stated, […]
The ROI of Law Firm Technology: Measuring Your Bottom Line
Many lawyers will agree that time is money. Whether you measure by the billable hour, capacity to serve clients, or achieve a work/life balance, driving profitability is a critical objective that law firms seek to achieve. Legal information systems, like case management and accounting programs, are instrumental in this capacity. There are multiple solutions on […]
Walmart Must Pay Truck Drivers $54.6M for Layover Time
In a class-action lawsuit brought by Walmart’s drivers, a federal appeals court on January 6, 2020, upheld a 2016 decision saying Wal-Mart must pay back “tens of millions of dollars in damages.” The total damages in the case add up to $54.6M. The suit was originally filed by the drivers seeking back pay for time […]
Facebook to Settle Privacy Lawsuit Over Facial Recognition Technology
To settle a class-action lawsuit that has been ongoing since 2015, Facebook has agreed to pay $550 million regarding its use of facial recognition technology. The lawsuit alleged that Facebook’s initial version of its Tag Suggestions tool, which scans a user’s face in photos and offers suggestions about who that person might be, stored biometric […]