Another day another class action lawsuit: Kaiser Permanente Insurance Co. was hit with a class action lawsuit in California on Tuesday, alleging the company of strong-arming the most disabled psychiatric patients into canceling their plans with the large insurance provider. Plaintiffs Douglass Kerr and Matthew Szitzkar-Kerr allege in their class action lawsuit that psychiatric patients… Read More »
Originally reported by LA Daily News, and no longer available on its website. New homeless dumping allegation probed BY KERRY CAVANAUGH, Staff Writer The City Attorney’s Office is investigating whether Kaiser Permanente dumped a homeless patient on Skid Row, in violation of a settlement reached in a previous case. The latest inquiry began after officials… Read More »
Kaiser accepts patient-dumping settlement The pact could resolve suits filed against the HMO after a woman was left wondering on skid row. By Richard Winton and Cara Mia DiMassa Los Angeles Times Staff Writers LOS ANGELES — Kaiser Permanente has agreed to a first-of-its-kind settlement aimed at ending the practice of patient dumping by requiring… Read More »
From the Los Angeles Times: Suit accuses Kaiser of blackballing Nursing assistant says she hasn’t been able to get work since aiding a patient-dumping probe. By Tami Abdollah, Times Staff Writer January 13, 2007 A former employee has sued Kaiser Permanente, claiming that the HMO “blackballed” her for participating in a criminal investigation into the… Read More »
From the Los Angeles Times: L.A. files patient ‘dumping’ charges — Kaiser Permanente is accused of leaving a homeless woman to wander on skid row. By Richard Winton and Cara Mia DiMassa, Times Staff Writers November 16, 2006 The Los Angeles city attorney’s office filed false-imprisonment and dependent care endangerment charges against hospital giant Kaiser… Read More »
Video Said to Capture Skid Row Dumping By Cara Mia DiMassa, Times Staff Writer 2:00 PM PST, March 22, 2006 Authorities released a videotape this afternoon of what they say is the dumping of a 63-year-old woman on the streets of skid row. The videotape, recorded by security cameras outside the Union Rescue Mission entrance… Read More »
Patient Dumping On Skid Row The city alerts hospitals of possible legal action if they leave people on skid row against their will. By Cara Mia DiMassa and Richard Winton, Times Staff Writers December 22, 2005 The Los Angeles city attorney’s office is warning hospitals across Los Angeles today they are potential targets of an… Read More »