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Ontario Canada- August 2013
Trial begins November 26, 2018
Allegations of Negligence, Malpractice and Breach of Contract
Frank Papineau, Plaintiff
V.
Dr. Pablo Romero-Sierra and Dr. Johnny Brisebois and Kemptville District Hospital, Defendants
Seeking general damages related to chronic Lyme disease in the amount of $350,00, plus past and future loss of income, loss of competitive advantage, future cost of care, housekeeping and maintenance, and more.
See court document located here.
See article by the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation here.
Sin Hang Lee, MD
V.
United States
May 15, 2018
$57.1 Million Lyme Disease Lawsuit Filed Against CDC
“Unprecedented” lawsuit claims CDC wrongfully terminated agreement to evaluate guaranteed “no false-positive” DNA based Lyme test utilizing superior technology.
Press Release- May 15, 2018
http://www.dnalymetest.com/images/FINAL_-_Published_CDC_Lawsuit_News_Release_-_Nat_l_Version.pdf
Court Case Document
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zem4v9sceg1v63d/Lee%20CDC%20Complaint%205-15-2018.pdf?dl=0
Attachments
Dr. Sin Hang Lee intends to use the award from the lawsuit to help patients by setting up DNA testing laboratories. He will share his documents with patients and others in order to file additional legal actions.
Milford Molecular Diagnostics Lab Information- Lyme Tests http://www.dnalymetest.com/lymediseasednatesting.html
QUOTE- “…these patients represented undiagnosed cases of Lyme and related borreliosis or persistent infection of Lyme and related borreliosis after standard antibiotic treatments failed to eradicate the causative agents from the infected tissues.” Source
NOVEMBER 10, 2017
US District Court- Eastern District of Texas
Lyme Disease Patients & Family Members
Vs.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY OF AMERICA (IDSA)
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION
ANTHEM, INC.
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF TEXAS
AETNA INC.
CIGNA CORPORATION
KAISER PERMANENTE, INC.
UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.
UNITED HEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED
DR. GARY P. WORMSER
DR. RAYMOND J. DATTWYLER
DR. EUGENE SHAPIRO
DR. JOHN J. HALPERIN
DR. ROBERT B. NADELMAN
DR. LEONARD SIGAL
DR. ALLEN STEERE
Lyme Disease Patients File Federal Antitrust Suit
Against Infectious Disease Specialists And Health Insurers
Legal Cases & Information Related To
Lyme & Tick Borne Diseases
973 F. Supp. 634 Riley v. Champion Intern Corp- TX
Dunn vs. Standard Insurance/Balfour/Beatty Construction Company
Employment Discrimination Related To Lyme Disease (Examples)
Jessica Parente Vs. Empire BC/BS Dr. Orens
Jury Awards $5 Million- TBD Death of Child
Lyme Qualifies As Disability Under NJ Law Against Discrimination- 2016
Nashville Jury Awards $5 Million in Child's Death
No CDC Positive Tests Needed- SS Disability
Patient vs. University of Pittsburgh & Doctor- 2018
Soldier Dismissal Lyme Disease
Tennessee Toddler Dies- Ehrlichiosis
Unprecedented Antitrust Investigation into the Lyme Disease Treatment Guidelines Process
United States Department of Labor Employee's Compensation Appeals Board- West Virginia
United States Department of Labor Employee's Compensation Appeals Board- New Jersey
WC- Dispute Over Lyme Disease Claim- Radio Interview
WC- Margie E. Raimondi v. Morris County Park- NJ
WC- Maxwell v. Carl Bierbaum, Inc.- Arkansas
WC- Weiner v. Glenman Indus. & Commercial- NY
Morris Park (NJ) Police Officer- Worker's Comp
France- 300 Filing Criminal Complaints- 2018
Dr. Mark Geier- Sued Maryland Board of Physicians- Won 2.5 Million
Maine Medical Malpractice From Misdiagnosis of Lyme Disease
Please see the link HERE for an overview of some additional Lyme-related cases.
Link To Attorney General's Press Release
https://web.archive.org/web/20170319133146/http://www.ct.gov/ag/cwp/view.asp?a=2795&q=414284