October 08, 2021
A Seattle federal judge gave his blessing Friday to a $1.7 million deal to end a class action alleging a union medical plan unlawfully refused to cover treatments for autism and other developmental health conditions.
December 19, 2019
A class action accusing a union medical plan of wrongly denying health benefits has moved one step closer to trial after a Washington federal judge ruled that it wasn't clear whether the plan's terms required coverage for applied behavioral analysis used to treat autism spectrum disorder.
September 13, 2019
A union medical plan's refusal to cover applied behavioral analysis to treat autism spectrum disorder is at odds with the plan's terms as well as federal benefits law, the parents behind a class action told a Seattle federal judge.
March 27, 2019
A Washington federal judge has granted the parents of an autistic child their bid for class certification in their suit accusing a union medical plan of unfairly denying medically necessary care for developmental mental health conditions, including autism spectrum disorder.
January 05, 2017
The parents of an autistic child filed a Federal Mental Health Parity Act class action against a union medical plan in Washington federal court Wednesday alleging it unfairly denies medically necessary care for developmental mental health conditions including autism spectrum disorder.