Health Care & Hospital Law,
Civil Litigation
Oct. 14, 2021
Attorney fee deal ‘a red flag’ for collusion, federal judge says
“Sadly, this is another class settlement proposal in which class counsel get vast amounts of cash but the class members get merely a cosmetic settlement,” U.S. District Judge William H. Alsup wrote in his order.
Federal Judge William H. Alsup refused to bless a deal to resolve a class action between UnitedHealthcare Insurance and patients who claimed the insurer improperly denied claims to cover liposuction to treat a chronic health condition, pointing to a "red flag indicating a potentially collusive settlement."
"Sadly, this is another class settlement proposal in which class coun...
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