Personal Injury Law

Insurer Settles Eating Disorder Class Action

By Edward Bills

Plaintiffs involved in a class action over the denial of insurance benefits to eating disorder patients could receive more than $1 million, as part of a preliminary settlement offer proposed Monday. Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey said it would pay up to $3.6 million to resolve the complaint and make internal changes to address future eating disorder claims more liberally. The settlement includes more than $2 million in attorneys fees and must still by approved by a federal judge.

Full post as published by Bodily Injury Blog on November 25, 2008 (boomark / email).