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Cancer patient awarded $9 million in insurance lawsuit. Punitive damages allowed. Company cancelled policy after patient got ill.

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By THOMAS WATKINS Associated Press  Feb. 23, 2008  LOS ANGELES ? A woman who had her medical coverage canceled as she was undergoing treatment for breast cancer has been awarded more than $9 million in a case against one of California’s largest health insurers.  Patsy Bates, 52, a hairdresser from Lakewood, had been left with more than [...]

Full post as published by LawReader on February 24, 2008 (boomark / email).

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