Cummins & White

DEFENSE OF CONSTRUCTIVE DISCHARGE & SEXUAL HARRASSMENT CLAIMS
In this employment case filed in Orange County Superior Court, the Plaintiff claimed that she was sexually harassed and constructively discharged from her position with Hospital Foundation (Client) because of a hostile work environment. Karen Taillon successfully stayed the Superior Court action and enforced the Employee Handbook requirement [...]

PLAN’S FAILURE TO PAY CONTRACT RATES ON MANAGED CARE NETWORK CONTRACTS
Four Adventist Health/West hospitals sued Kaiser Permanente, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, and Multiplan Inc. for damages resulting from the way in which Kaiser adjudicated and paid claims for Kaiser senior enrollees receiving services at these Hospitals through the Multiplan network of providers. After extensive discovery [...]

SMALL INSURANCE AGENCY WINS BIG AWARD FROM BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA
Highlights

Based on Karen L. Taillon’s expertise in contract law and experience dealing with managed care plans, Cummins & White, LLP successfully represented WMC Insurance Services, Inc., in arbitration for breach of agency contract, receiving an award of more than $3.8 million.
Blue Shield of California paid [...]

QUIET TITLE TO HOSPITAL REAL PROPERTY
The plaintiff filed an action against Hospital claiming a prescriptive easement across the Hospital’s property for access to his adjoining property. Karen Taillon filed a cross-complaint to quiet title, and after extensive discovery and negotiations, successfully resolved the entire action on the eve of trial [...]