INTEGRATED ORTHOPEDICS, INC. v. UNITEDHEALTH GROUP et al
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2:11-cv-00425
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Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
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January 14, 2021
Attys Want $4.2M Fee Award For UnitedHealth ERISA Case
Attorneys representing medical providers in an ERISA suit against UnitedHealth asked a New Jersey federal judge for $4.2 million for the work they did securing a class action deal that made it easier to contest the health insurer's decisions on overpayments of medical claims.
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December 16, 2014
Providers Score Class Cert. In UnitedHealth ERISA Row
A New Jersey federal judge on Monday certified a class of health care providers accusing UnitedHealth Group Inc. of improperly recouping payments, boosting litigation that seeks to expand use of procedural protections in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
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August 29, 2014
Providers Get Conditional Cert In UnitedHealth Claims Suit
A New Jersey federal judge on Thursday granted conditional class certification in a suit alleging UnitedHealth Group Inc. improperly demanded reimbursement for overpaid claims, but the class lost a lead plaintiff after the judge reconsidered an earlier determination of the plaintiff's standing to sue.
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July 08, 2014
Classes At Odds In UnitedHealth ERISA Suit, Defense Says
Attorneys for UnitedHealth Group Inc. on Tuesday urged a New Jersey federal judge not to certify a putative class action alleging improper reductions of benefits reimbursements, claiming the plaintiffs' attorneys created a conflict of interest by filing a similar action in Minnesota.
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December 03, 2013
UnitedHealth Can't Duck Chiropractor's Repayment Claims
A New Jersey federal judge ruled Monday that a chiropractor may pursue his overpayment allegations against UnitedHealth Group even though his patients are no longer insured by the company, saying the patients were still subject to the health insurer's overpayment recoupment procedures.
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November 21, 2013
Provider Class Bid Narrowed In UnitedHealth Row
A New Jersey federal judge on Wednesday limited a class certification bid by a group of health care providers in a suit targeting health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc., over reimbursement amounts they claim it retroactively reduced in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
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August 19, 2013
Health Care Providers Want Class Cert. In UnitedHealth Row
Health care providers made a renewed push Friday in New Jersey federal court for class certification by narrowing the group they seek to certify in a suit targeting health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc. over reimbursement amounts they claim it improperly reduced retroactively in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
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July 10, 2013
Health Providers Press For ERISA Shield In Insurance Brawls
Insurance companies are increasingly fighting to claw back allegedly improper payments to health care practitioners, triggering a wave of litigation that has the Obama administration and plaintiffs firms pushing courts to let providers use a federal benefit law to cripple recoupment claims.
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April 02, 2012
UnitedHealth Can't Ward Off Doctors' Benefit Payment Suit
A group of chiropractors can pursue a putative class action alleging UnitedHealth Group Inc. improperly reduced health care reimbursement amounts retroactively, a New Jersey federal judge said Friday, citing doctor-patient agreements giving medical practices the right to pursue benefit payments from UnitedHealth.