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Class Action Lawsuits: Defendants
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Six more class action lawsuits brought by uninsured patients have been filed against nonprofit hospitals. The nonprofit hospital systems and hospitals named as defendants in the six lawsuits are: Baptist Hospital, Inc. of Pensacola, Florida; Sacred Heart Health System, Inc., Ascension Health of Pensacola, Florida; Protestant Memorial Medical Center, Inc., d/b/a Memorial Hospital of Belleville, Illinois; St. Elizabeth's Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, d/b/a St. Elizabeth's Hospital of Springfield, Illinois; The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania ("HUP") of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ("CHOP") of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The American Hospital Association ("AHA") is named as a co-defendant in the Baptist Hospital, Sacred Heart and Ascension, Protestant Memorial and St. Elizabeth's Hospital litigations.
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With the filing of these lawsuits, 44 uninsured patient class action lawsuits have been brought against nonprofit hospital systems across the country since June 17, 2004. Â These defendant nonprofit hospital systems advised by defendant AHA control in excess of 350 hospitals in aggregate.
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There are several criticisms of class action lawsuits. The preamble to the Class Action Fairness Act stated that some abusive class actions harmed class members with legitimate claims and defendants that have acted responsibly; adversely affected interstate commerce; and undermined public respect for the country's judicial system.
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Alaskan Fishermen lost an antitrust class action lawsuit when jurors found that the defendants were not guilty of fixing salmon prices. 4,500 fishermen claimed that Japanese importers and Seattle based processors conspired more than a decade ago to lower sockeye salmon prices. Approximately $40 million dollars had already been paid by a handful of defendants who settled with the fishermen rather than go through the trial process.
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With the filings of today’s litigations, twenty-seven uninsured patient class action lawsuits now have been brought against defendant nonprofit hospital systems and hospitals in fifteen states across the country.  These defendant nonprofit hospital systems control approximately 250 hospitals in aggregate.
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A $143 million dollar settlement has been reached and is pending court approval in the antitrust class action lawsuit filed against several major record labels and music retailers on behalf of consumers. The suit alleged that the defendants conspired to set minimum music prices, and under the terms of settlement, approximately 3.5 million consumers will be paid approximately $12.60 each, and approximately $75.7 million dollars will be distributed in the form of CDs to be send to libraries and schools.
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