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Wit et al v. UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company et al
Case Number:
3:14-cv-02346
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
Judge:
Firms
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May 06, 2019
UnitedHealth Seeks To Scuttle 50,000-Member ERISA Class
United Behavioral Health has asked a California federal judge to break up the 50,000-member class of patients suing it over mental health and substance abuse treatment coverage guidelines that were found to violate the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
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March 05, 2019
Judge Rips UnitedHealth's Shortsighted Behavioral Care Rules
A UnitedHealth Group unit's internal guidelines for mental health and substance abuse coverage ignored generally accepted standards of care and focused on "crisis stabilization" while leaving patients stranded over the long term, a California federal magistrate judge said Tuesday.
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October 16, 2017
Self-Effacing Judge Asks For Road Map In UnitedHealth Trial
A California federal magistrate judge overseeing claims that UnitedHealth Group improperly denied coverage for mental health and substance abuse treatment told class members at the start of their bench trial Monday that he's "just some dumb judge" who would need expert testimony on coverage guidelines to give him "a road map" for their case.
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September 19, 2016
UnitedHealth Plan Holders Win Class Cert. In ERISA Suit
A California federal judge on Monday certified a class of UnitedHealth Group Inc. health plan participants accusing the company of improperly denying mental health and substance abuse treatments in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, saying the claims shared common factors worthy of classwide adjudication.
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April 29, 2016
UnitedHealth Says Class Wouldn't Be Efficient In ERISA Suit
A UnitedHealth Group Inc. unit on Thursday asked a California federal judge not to certify a class of plan holders who say they were improperly denied mental health and substance abuse treatments in violation of ERISA, as each claim would need to be handled on an individual level.
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February 09, 2016
Mom Allowed To Join Mental Health ERISA Suit Against UHC
A California federal judge on Tuesday allowed a mother, who says her son died after United Behavioral Health refused to cover rehabilitation treatment, to join a proposed class action alleging the company's mental health coverage practices violate the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
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January 22, 2016
United Healthcare Blasts Mom's Bid To Join ERISA Case
A United Healthcare Inc. unit is urging a California federal court to deny a mother's bid to intervene in a proposed class action alleging wrongly denied coverage for mental health treatment for her son, calling it a "thinly veiled" attempt to become a new plaintiff.
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November 19, 2014
United Health Likely Can't Duck Patients' ERISA Action
A California federal judge on Wednesday said he'd likely refuse to toss a proposed class action accusing United Behavioral Health of instituting mental health coverage assessments that violate the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, saying he needs to see more evidence before deciding whether the claims are viable.
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November 10, 2014
Following 9th Circ. Ruling, UHC Dials Back Dismissal Motion
United Healthcare Inc. has scaled back its motion to dismiss a proposed class action in California federal court alleging wrongly denied coverage for mental health treatment, acknowledging that a new Ninth Circuit ruling may let it be sued despite not being a plan administrator.
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May 21, 2014
UHC Mental Health Coverage Denials Violate ERISA, Suit Says
UnitedHealthcare Inc. was hit with a class action in California federal court on Wednesday accusing the company of putting in place mental health coverage assessments that violate the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
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