COOPER v. AETNA HEALTH INC. PA, CORP. et al

  1. July 02, 2018

    2 Proposed Classes Denied Cert. In Aetna ERISA Fight

    A New Jersey federal judge has refused to certify a pair of putative class actions accusing Aetna of violating the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by shortchanging its customers on reimbursements for out-of-network services, ruling that there's no common solution since the consumers' benefit plans vary.

  2. August 11, 2017

    Attys File Dueling Motions For Class Cert. Against Aetna

    Dueling motions for class certification were filed Thursday in an Employee Retirement Income Security Act suit accusing Aetna Inc. of shortchanging its customers on reimbursements for out-of-network services, with two groups of consumers in the multidistrict litigation seeking to certify based on different theories of class certification.

  3. July 01, 2015

    Aetna Gets Claims Trimmed From Reimbursement Row

    A New Jersey federal judge on Tuesday dismissed antitrust, Employee Retirement Income Security Act and other claims from a class action accusing Aetna Inc. of using rigged price schedules to underpay for out-of-network services, saying those claims weren't strong enough.

  4. October 27, 2014

    Aetna Attacks Antitrust, RICO Claims In Reimbursement Row

    Aetna Inc. affiliates on Monday tried to sink antitrust and racketeering claims in a consolidated class action complaint in New Jersey accusing the health insurer of using rigged price schedules from Ingenix Inc. to provide inadequate reimbursements for out-of-network services.

  5. September 15, 2014

    Aetna Can't Close Book On Underpayment Saga, Class Says

    Aetna Inc. caught flak for its bid to dismiss the latest complaint filed in long-running antitrust and racketeering multidistrict litigation against the insurer for allegedly underpaying insurance claims, with a putative class arguing Friday that the new complaint is a necessary update and strengthens their claims in the seven-year battle.

  6. March 14, 2014

    Aetna Scraps $120M Class Settlement Of Underpaid Claims

    Aetna Inc. said Friday it has terminated a proposed $120 million class settlement over antitrust and rackeetering claims brought in New Jersey federal court by insurance plan members and health care providers alleging the insurer systematically underpaid claims for out-of-network services.

  7. September 03, 2013

    Aetna To Pay $120M To Settle Doctors' Antitrust MDL

    A New Jersey federal judge on Friday approved a $120 million settlement of multidistrict litigation accusing Aetna Inc. of shorting doctors who provided out-of-network medical services, less than five months after the previous judge recused himself from reviewing the deal.

  8. April 15, 2013

    Judge Resigns From Review Of $120M Aetna Antitrust Deal

    A New Jersey federal judge on Monday recused himself from reviewing a proposed $120 million settlement of multidistrict antitrust and racketeering litigation against Aetna Inc. over alleged underpayment of claims for out-of-network services, saying his wife had received health benefits from the insurer.

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