Brian Hendricks et al v. Aetna Life Insurance Company
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2:19-cv-06840
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July 27, 2023
Aetna Can't Decertify ERISA Class Using 9th Circ. Ruling
A California federal judge refused to decertify a class of health plan participants who alleged Aetna systematically denied insurance coverage for lumbar artificial disc replacement surgeries, finding the rationale for certification in the case wasn't altered by a recent Ninth Circuit decision.
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December 05, 2022
Aetna, Patients Reach Deal To End Surgery Coverage Suit
Aetna reached a deal to put an end to its insurance plan beneficiaries' class action claims over the insurer's refusal to cover lumbar disk replacement surgeries, according to a filing in California federal court.
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June 14, 2021
Patients Get Class Cert In Aetna Disc Surgery Lawsuit
A California federal judge has granted class status to a suit brought by Aetna insurance plan beneficiaries who say the insurer classified lumbar disc replacement surgery as experimental and violated federal benefits law by refusing to cover it.
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August 08, 2019
Aetna Faces Suit Over Lumbar Disc Surgery Coverage
Aetna Inc. has been hit with a proposed class action accusing it of systematically denying coverage for a degenerative lumbar disc disease surgery that it classified as experimental and investigational, in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.