October 16, 2018
A Pennsylvania federal judge has granted final approval to Aetna Inc.'s $17 million deal to settle claims the managed health care giant wrongly disclosed patients' HIV-related information and also awarded more than $4.3 million in fees and cost reimbursements for the patients' attorneys.
January 17, 2018
Aetna has agreed to pay $17 million and implement new "best practices" for handling policyholders' sensitive data in litigation matters to resolve a consolidated putative class action accusing the insurer of negligently exposing HIV-related information through window envelopes mailed to roughly 12,000 people, according to documents filed Tuesday in Pennsylvania federal court.