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Summary Judgment Insurance Litigation Medical Necessity

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Ninth Circuit Affirms ERISA Plan Administrator’s Decision, Validates Use of Industry Guidelines and Medical Evidence

On March 5, 2019, Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued his opinion in Wit v. United Behavioral Health, in which he attempted to significantly change how...more

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Unreasonableness of Insurer’s “Medical Necessity” Criteria and Inconsistent Expert Testimony Mandate Reversal of Genuine Dispute...

In Ghazarian v. Magellan Health (No. G057113, filed 8/7/20), a California appeals court reversed summary judgment that had been granted for a health plan insurer in a bad faith and unfair business practices lawsuit on the...more

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