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Litigation

May 8, 2014

Delta Dental hit with lawsuit by dentists' group

A network of nearly 25,000 California dentists has sued Delta Dental, claiming the country's largest dental plan system wants to unfairly cut down fees paid to its practitioners.


By Saul Sugarman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - A network of nearly 25,000 California dentists has sued Delta Dental, claiming the country's largest dental plan system wants to unfairly cut down fees paid to its practitioners.


Their San Francisco County Superior Court lawsuit, filed in late April, accuses Delta Dental of unilaterally altering contract provisions last year, allowing the insurer to lower maximum caps on money tha...

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