Wolff v. Aetna Life Insurance Company
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4:19-cv-01596
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Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
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June 28, 2023
3rd Circ. Skeptical Of Aetna's Bid To Dismantle ERISA Class
The Third Circuit on Wednesday appeared skeptical of Aetna's attempt to decertify a class of policyholders alleging the company violated federal benefits law by trying to claw back disability benefits, with a three-judge panel voicing doubt that a recent opinion from the circuit had altered the stakes.
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November 23, 2022
Aetna Can't Decertify Class In Benefits Clawback Suit
Aetna can't disband a class of policyholders who said the company violated federal benefits law by trying to claw back disability benefits, after a Pennsylvania federal judge rejected the insurer's assertion that a recent Third Circuit decision created a standard the lead plaintiff couldn't meet.
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September 22, 2022
Aetna Defends Bid To End Class In Benefits Clawback Suit
Aetna Life Insurance Co. has criticized arguments from a class of policyholders alleging the company clawed back disability benefits, asserting in its attempt to decertify the class that the lead plaintiff had ignored new Third Circuit precedent that alters the legal landscape for such claims.
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August 17, 2022
Aetna Wants Class Dissolved In Benefits Clawback Battle
Aetna urged a Pennsylvania federal judge Wednesday to disband a class of policyholders who said the company violated federal benefits law by reclaiming disability benefits, saying a recent Third Circuit ruling meant the lower court had jumped the gun by granting certification.
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May 26, 2022
Class Action Over Aetna Benefit Clawbacks Gets Green Light
A Pennsylvania federal judge approved a disability benefits recipient's class action accusing Aetna Life Insurance Co. of forcing recipients to send back their personal injury payments, finding that the claims were similar enough to warrant class treatment.