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Civil Litigation

Dec. 12, 2024

United Healthcare subsidiary OK'd to arbitrate wrongful death case

U.S. Behavioral Health Plan, California is accused of denying plaintiff Ryan Matlock's addiction rehabilitation coverage in contravention of his doctor's assessment. After his treatment stopped, he overdosed and died. The company succeeded in getting the case to arbitration.

An insurance bad faith and wrongful death case against a United Healthcare subsidiary is going to arbitration more than two years after it was filed, according to the plaintiff's attorney.

U.S. Behavioral Health Plan, California is accused of denying Ryan Matlock's addiction rehabilitation coverage in contravention of his doctor's assessment. The complaint, filed by Matlock's mother in San Bernardino County Superior Court, states the insurance company approved Mat...

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