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Connecticut Law Tribune

'They Failed': A Data Breach Just Cost This Company $49.5 Million

The data breach occurred May 14, 2020. However government officials said Blackbaud waited until July 16, 2020, to announce the incident that affected more than 13,000 consumers.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Updated: Cigna to Pay $172 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

"Medicare Advantage plans that submit false information to increase payments from CMS show blatant disregard for the integrity of these vital federal health care funds," Christian J. Schrank, deputy inspector general for investigations with the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services, said. "Such actions are an affront to the Medicare program and the millions of patients who rely on its services. Working with our law enforcement partners, our agency will continue to prioritize investigating alleged fraud that targets the Medicare Advantage program."
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Connecticut Law Tribune

$35M Settlement Affects Clients Across the US

"Tempoe lured consumers into complex and costly leases for furniture and appliances, and overcharged consumers double or even triple the purchase price due to confusing hidden fees," Connecticut Attorney General William Tong said. "Our settlement forces Tempoe to cancel all existing leases and allows consumers to keep their merchandise without any further payments. Tempoe is permanently banned from future consumer leasing activities, ensuring this egregious consumer abuse will not be repeated."
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Yale Settlement: University Agrees to Mental Health Policy Reforms

Other universities need to create more reasonable policies for students with disabilities, Monica Porter Gilbert said, and this work has begun due to legal action at other universities such as Brown University, Stanford University and Princeton University. "This case is certainly just a piece of the national conversation, which started prior to this case, and we certainly hope will be ongoing."
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Connecticut Law Tribune

How to Overcome: Attorney's Own Witness Wouldn't Agree on Causation

"What could've caused it, if not this accident?" attorney Michael Snellings asked.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

$470K Settlement: Optimus Health Care Was Accused of Fraudulent Billing

"Optimus Health Care repeatedly overbilled Connecticut's Medicaid program, taking in payments they were ineligible to receive," Attorney General William Tong said.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

'I Thought I Wouldn't Have Any Success': The Story Behind a Law Firm's Victories

"Throughout the years we've handled cases that may not be smart from a straight-up business perspective," Josh Koskoff said.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

$1.3M Award: Judgment Entered Against Connecticut Restaurant

"These lawsuits are correct, and yet [the defendants] fight tooth and nail to the end," plaintiffs counsel Richard Hayber said. "We would have definitely negotiated and accepted less than full value for all of these cases."
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Connecticut Law Tribune

8 Times More Than Offer: Lawyers Clinch Verdict in T-Bone Vehicle-Collision Case

"Much of our practice is not based on medical bills or based on diagnosis," Mohan Sreenivasan said. "Our focus is to present to the jury what effects these injuries have on activities of daily living. ... We really embrace the jury charge that you have to put the plaintiff back to where they were if this negligence never occurred."
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Connecticut Law Tribune

This Plaintiff Strategy Helped Convince Defendants to Settle

"I would say the threat of exposure to the defendants ... motivated the insurance company to resolve the case," attorney Christopher A. Sica said.
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