Health Care & Hospital Law
Sep. 17, 1999
Aetna Seeks Insurance Coverage for Punitive Claim
SAN FRANCISCO - Who's on the hook for $116 million? When a San Bernardino County jury in January voted the big punitive damages award against Aetna U.S. Healthcare of California, the idea was to chasten the health maintenance organization for delaying treatment to David Goodrich, a deputy district attorney who died of stomach cancer in 1996.
When a San Bernardino County jury in January voted the big punitive damages award against Aetna U.S. Healthcare of California, the idea was to chasten the health maintenance organization for delaying ...
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