Kulwicki v. Aetna, Inc. et al
Case Number:
3:22-cv-00229
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
Judge:
Firms
- Baker Botts
- Calcagni & Kanefsky
- Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani
- Lynch Carpenter
- Robinson & Cole
- Scott&Scott
Companies
Sectors & Industries:
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March 13, 2024
Aetna Can't Avoid Bias Suit Over Fertility Treatment Policy
Aetna must face a proposed class action alleging it readily covers fertility treatments for infertile heterosexual women but forces non-heterosexual women to spend thousands out of pocket before paying for their treatments, with a Connecticut federal judge saying it doesn't matter if the insurer didn't control the health plan's terms.
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February 09, 2022
Suit Says Aetna's Fertility Treatment Policy Is Discriminatory
A woman hit Aetna with a putative class action in Connecticut federal court Wednesday, alleging the insurer discriminates by forcing non-heterosexual patients to pay out-of-pocket for fertility treatments while not forcing heterosexual women to do so because it labels them "infertile" if they can't conceive naturally.