Insureds Paying Premiums for No Coverage? Health Insurance Class Action...
Insurers that issue coverage only for insureds within certain age brackets should review their procedures with respect to whether they might be charging premiums for insureds that are not entitled to...
View ArticleCertification of Class Against CIGNA by Pennsylvania Federal Court...
A recent certification of a class against CIGNA in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is a good example of the type of issue on which insurers may continue to have significant class action exposure...
View ArticleSuperiority Requirement for Class Certification: New Sixth Circuit Decision...
The recent Sixth Circuit decision in Pipefitters Local 636 Insurance Fund v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 16624 (6th Cir. Aug. 12, 2011) makes some interesting points about...
View ArticleMontana Class Action Decision Illustrates Some State Courts' Divergence From...
The Montana Supreme Court’s recent decision in Diaz v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana, 2011 Mont. LEXIS 433 (Mont. Dec. 21, 2011) is an interesting example of how some state supreme courts are...
View ArticleDeclaratory Relief Class Actions Under Rule 23(b)(2): Sixth Circuit Issues...
The Sixth Circuit recently ruled in a health insurance case that a claim for a declaratory judgment regarding insurance contract interpretation could be certified under Rule 23(b)(2) under Wal-Mart v....
View ArticleDiscovery By Objectors to Class Action Settlement: Montana Supreme Court...
A recent 4-3 decision by the Montana Supreme Court allows objectors to a class action settlement to take fairly broad discovery regarding the terms of the settlement, potentially including deposing...
View ArticleHealth Insurance Class Action on Out-of-Network Fees: New Jersey Federal...
A recent decision on class certification by a New Jersey federal court addressed commonality and predominance in a manner that may have significant implications for health insurance class actions...
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