Weissman v. UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company et al
Case Number:
1:19-cv-10580
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
Judge:
Firms
- Arnall Golden
- Callahan & Blaine
- Colson Hicks
- Dabdoub Law Firm
- Hogan Lovells
- Kantor & Kantor
- Kozyak Tropin
- Rosenfeld & Rafik
Companies
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January 23, 2025
UnitedHealthcare Settles Proton Beam Coverage Suit
UnitedHealthcare has agreed to resolve a proposed class action claiming it unlawfully denied coverage of a proton beam cancer treatment after wrongly labeling it as experimental, the insurance company and plan participants told a Massachusetts federal court.
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March 25, 2020
UnitedHealthcare Wins Toss Of 'Proton Beam' Coverage Suit
UnitedHealthcare on Wednesday dodged a class action over its decision to deny coverage for an experimental "proton beam" cancer treatment, but a Massachusetts federal judge said the cancer survivor who filed the case will get a chance to amend her claims.
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October 28, 2019
Fla. Court Sends UHC Cancer Coverage Suit To Mass.
A Florida federal judge on Monday granted UnitedHealthcare's motion to transfer a prominent Miami attorney's proposed class action over cancer treatment coverage to Massachusetts, where a similar case had been filed a month earlier.
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August 13, 2019
UnitedHealth Wants ERISA Suit Over Cancer Treatment Axed
UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co. told a Massachusetts federal judge Tuesday that a proposed class action accusing the insurer of violating the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by refusing to cover a cancer treatment called proton beam therapy is too flawed to move forward.
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June 03, 2019
UnitedHealthcare Wants Fla. Class Action Moved To Mass.
A Miami attorney's proposed class action against UnitedHealthcare over cancer treatment coverage, which made the rounds of the Southern District of Florida when several judges passed on it due to possible conflicts, could be on the move again as the insurer argued Monday for transfer to Massachusetts.
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March 27, 2019
Cancer Survivor Rips UnitedHealthcare Over Coverage Denial
A cancer survivor whose plight caught the attention of U.S. lawmakers has filed a proposed class action accusing UnitedHealthcare of violating federal benefits law by refusing to pick up the tab for a treatment called proton beam therapy.