David Trujillo, et al v. UnitedHealth Group Inc., et al
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5:17-cv-02547
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May 24, 2019
UnitedHealth Settles Prostheses Suit Days Before Trial
UnitedHealth has reached a settlement to end a class action accusing the insurer of violating federal benefits law by refusing to cover prosthetic arms and legs, averting a trial just days before it was set to start.
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March 05, 2019
UnitedHealth Says It Properly Denied Prostheses Under ERISA
UnitedHealth has asked a California federal judge to rule that its denial of prostheses for two beneficiaries was proper under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act before analyzing the claims on a classwide basis.
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February 05, 2019
UnitedHealth Class Finally Wins Cert. In Prosthetics Suit
A California federal judge on Monday certified a class of more than 1,000 UnitedHealth Group Inc. beneficiaries accusing the insurer of denying benefits for prosthetic arms and legs in violation of federal benefits law after two previously failed certification bids.
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November 08, 2018
UnitedHealth Class Denied Cert. In Prosthetic Benefits Suit
A California federal judge has shot down an attempt by the UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s beneficiaries to sue the insurer as a class over alleged denials of benefits for prosthetic arms and legs, but he gave them a shot at refiling even as he threatened their lead counsel with a $2,500 sanction.
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October 16, 2018
Class Cert. Push Renewed In UnitedHealth ERISA Battle
Representatives for a proposed class alleging UnitedHealth Group Inc. violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by denying coverage for prosthetic arms and legs pressed a California federal judge for certification, saying class parameters the court previously found too broad have been narrowed.
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September 17, 2018
UnitedHealth Customers Lose Cert. Bid In Prosthetics Suit
A proposed class accusing UnitedHealth Group Inc. and two subsidiaries of improperly denying coverage for prosthetic devices in violation of federal benefits law can't have their claims heard as a group, a California federal judge ruled Friday, finding the proposed class definition was too broad.
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August 09, 2018
UnitedHealthcare Beneficiaries Seek Cert. In Coverage Suit
A proposed class of beneficiaries accusing UnitedHealth Group Inc. and two subsidiaries of having a policy that improperly denied claims for prosthetic devices in violation of federal benefits law asked a California federal judge to certify a class of nearly 1,900 members, arguing that they fulfilled the statutory requirements.
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March 27, 2018
UnitedHealth Says Beneficiaries Can't Tie It To Claim Denials
UnitedHealth Group Inc. told a California federal judge Monday that cases its subsidiaries' beneficiaries cited to argue that the billion-dollar company shares the blame for allegedly improper denials of prosthetic devices actually prop up the parent company's case for exiting the Employee Retirement Income Security Act suit.
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March 20, 2018
UnitedHealth Group Gets Pushback On Bid To Exit ERISA Suit
A proposed class of beneficiaries accusing UnitedHealth Group Inc. and two subsidiaries of improperly denying claims for prosthetic devices urged a California federal court on Monday to reject the parent company's bid to exit the suit, arguing that it exerted control over its units' claims handling process.