Health plans - subrogation - offset for attorney fees
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Pacific Holding Co Employee Welfare Benefit Plan holder Jean McIntosh filed a case against the plan for its subrogation clause did not mention anything about attorney's fees. The insurance companies settled with McIntosh and she dropped the cases she filed. However, the settlement was paid into escrow because this was the advice given by the plan to the insurance firms. McIntosh sought action seeking part of the settlement as attorney fees. The Eight Circuit upheld the claim for attorney's fees, citing that the district court made no findings on the value of lawyer's services to the plan.
Publication Name: Benefits Quarterly
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 8756-1263
Year: 1999
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Geoffrey Wilkinson (1921-96)
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George Wilkinson, discoverer of several isotopes, died on Sep 26, 1996. He was awarded the nobel prize for chemistry, in 1973, for his work on the chemistry of organometallic compounds. He was knighted in 1976 for his contributions to chemistry. Wilkinson's text, 'Advanced Inorganic Chemistry' was translated in many languages and used in almost every country. He prepared a several compounds of rhodium, which were later known as Wilkinson's catalyst. The compounds of rhodium were used for the production of pharmaceutical products, and in industrial processes.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1996
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The world's most simplified UPS
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Hita Technology Co, a OEM/ODM supplier, is promoting sale of a line-interactive, microprocessor-controlled uninterruptible power supply system. The company is hopping to locate distributors in Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. The equipment is designed for easy local assembly.
Publication Name: Asian Review of Business and Technology
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0956-3784
Year: 1997
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