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Ninth Circuit Reinstates HIV Discrimination Claims Against CVS Prescription Drug Mail-Order Program, Says Consumer Watchdog

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Thursday, December 10, 2020
Health sciences, Health, Consumer Watchdog, Consumer Watchdog, Watchdog timer, Prescription drug, Whatley

"This decision is an important victory for HIV patients who sought to vindicate their health care rights and obtain their life-sustaining medications in medically-appropriate manner," said Jerry Flanagan of Consumer Watchdog.

Key Points: 
  • "This decision is an important victory for HIV patients who sought to vindicate their health care rights and obtain their life-sustaining medications in medically-appropriate manner," said Jerry Flanagan of Consumer Watchdog.
  • The plaintiffs are represented by attorneys for Consumer Watchdog and Whatley Kallas, LLP.
  • The Ninth Circuit held that the Plaintiffs' complaint properly alleged the CVS mail order program resulted in a "loss of meaningful access" to the broader prescription drug benefit because the program "causes them substantial difficulties and puts their privacy at risk."
  • The ruling remands the case to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San Francisco for further action.

Game Industry Veteran Predicts Future of Games Includes Games Replacing Standardized Tests

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Monday, August 17, 2020
Articles, Education, Human behavior, Modeling and simulation, Simulation, Gamer, Standardized test, Test, BreakAway Games, Whatley, Game

According to industry veteran and Founder of Breakaway Games, Doug Whatley, simulation games capable of being used as a standardized test already exist.

Key Points: 
  • According to industry veteran and Founder of Breakaway Games, Doug Whatley, simulation games capable of being used as a standardized test already exist.
  • Rubin, Founder of CMRubinWorld, Whatley says, "there is real promise for many types of tests to be replaced by games."
  • "I think we will see a game used as a standardized test very soon," he notes.
  • Doug Whatley is an interactive entertainment industry veteran with 30 years of successful game development experience and a lifelong gamer.

CA Judge SLAPPs Aetna Lawsuit Against Consumer Watchdog and Whatley Kallas, LLP After HIV Privacy Breach

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Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Economy, Aetna, Health insurance in the United States, Health, Consumer Watchdog, Limited liability partnership, Kallas, Whatley, Watchdog

Aetna's Lawsuit Against Consumer Watchdog & Whatley Kallas, LLP

Key Points: 
  • Aetna's Lawsuit Against Consumer Watchdog & Whatley Kallas, LLP
    In May, health insurance Goliath Aetna sued Consumer Watchdog and Whatley Kallas LLP, a consumer law firm, in apparent retaliation for a lawsuit brought by Consumer Watchdog and Whatley Kallas, LLP against Aetna for its improper and negligent disclosure of the HIV positive status of thousands of its members.
  • Lawyers for Consumer Watchdog and Whatley Kallas LLP challenged the mail order policy in court.
  • Aetna then filed lawsuits in California and Pennsylvania attempting to blame the lawyers from Consumer Watchdog and Whatley Kallas, LLP for the privacy breach.
  • Consumer Watchdog and Whatley Kallas, LLP sent a letter to Aetna's lawyers denouncing the lawsuit.

Insurance Goliath Sues Lawyers Representing HIV Patients For Aetna's Own Privacy Breach, says Consumer Watchdog

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Thursday, May 24, 2018
Consumer protection, Economy, Health insurance in the United States, Health maintenance organizations, Consumer Watchdog, Aetna, Kallas, Whatley, Watchdog

Consumer Watchdog and Whatley Kallas sent a letter to Aetna's lawyers denouncing the threatened lawsuit on Tuesday.

Key Points: 
  • Consumer Watchdog and Whatley Kallas sent a letter to Aetna's lawyers denouncing the threatened lawsuit on Tuesday.
  • Lawyers for Consumer Watchdog and Whatley Kallas LLP challenged the mail order policy in court.
  • Aetna is now trying to blame the lawyers from Consumer Watchdog and Whatley Kallas LLP for using the window pane envelope.
  • Consumer Watchdog and Whatley Kallas lawyers have successfully resolved challenges on behalf of HIV patients to the mail order privacy practices of United Health Care, Blue Cross of California, and Cigna.