Litigation
Jan. 28, 2012
Gay challenge to long-term insurance plan can proceed
A federal judge denied a motion to dismiss a class action brought by gay California state employees challenging their partners' exclusion from long-term care insurance.
By Jill Redhage
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A federal judge denied a motion to dismiss a class action brought by gay California state employees challenging their domestic partners' exclusion from a long-term care insurance program.
Last summer, U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken denied a similar motion to dismiss the case as it relates to state employees with legal same-sex spouses.
In her order Thursday, Wilken wrote, "Plaintiffs have stated a viable constitu...
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