Most states have statutes or common law that allow an insurance policyholder to bring a civil action and seek more than just compensatory damages (e.g., punitive damages) when her insurance company denies coverage in bad...more
Background - Revisiting the topic from an article published earlier this year, another plaintiff has successfully challenged a commercial insurer’s internal Proton Beam Radiation Treatment (“PBT”) policy. PBT is a proven...more
In 2018, an Oklahoma jury awarded $25.5 million to the family of a cancer patient denied coverage for proton radiation therapy by Aetna. The case involved the denial of coverage for Orrana Cunningham, who had stage 4...more