D.T. v NECA/IBEW Family Medical Care Plan et al

  1. October 08, 2021

    $1.7M Deal Wraps Up Autism Benefits Suit Against Union Plan

    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.

  2. December 19, 2019

    Union Medical Plan Can't Shake Autism Benefits Suit

    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.

  3. September 13, 2019

    Denial Of Autism Care Coverage Violates ERISA, Parents Say

    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.

  4. March 27, 2019

    Class OK'd In Autism Care Denial Suit Against Union Plan

    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.

  5. January 05, 2017

    Union Plan Hit With Class Action Over Autism Care Denial

    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.