NOTICE OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT INVOLVING CIGNA CORPORATION AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES
A Notice of Class Action Settlement in the Class Action Lawsuit involving Cigna’s denial of coverage for Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) on the grounds that ABA is investigative or experimental was mailed on November 26, 2013. If you received the Notice in the mail, you have been identified as a potential member of the class and may be entitled to monetary compensation. If you did not receive the Notice in the mail, but fall within one of the following categories, you may be a potential member of the class that was not identified in the initial search.
The Court has certified the class to include individuals who meet the following criteria:
(1) Persons that are or were enrolled in a plan administered by one of the Cigna companies and made a claim, including a request for pre-service authorization, for ABA therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorder that was denied between November 24, 2004 and October 31, 2013, and the grounds for denial were that ABA therapy is deemed to be investigative or experimental; OR
(2) Persons that participated in the NetApp Medical Plan and their coverage or rider provided by one of the Cigna companies for ABA for Autism Spectrum Disorder was terminated or discontinued as of July 1, 2011, or had a claim for ABA denied between July 1, 2011 and October 31, 2013, regardless of the stated reason for denial.
If you received the Notice in the mail, what should you do?
This means that you are on the list of identified class members submitted to the Court. As this was a preliminary notice, you are not required to take any action at this time. Once the Court gives final approval of the settlement, you will receive another notice with directions for submitting a claim for monetary compensation.
If you did not receive the Notice in the mail, but fit one of the categories listed above, what should you do?
This means that you were not identified in the initial search for class members and therefore are not on the list submitted to the Court. You should promptly contact the attorneys representing the Plaintiff Class at the number listed below if you would like to have an opportunity to participate in the settlement.
Attorneys Representing the Plaintiff Class:
Brian Saxe
Mantese Honigman Rossman and Williamson P.C.
1361 E. Big Beaver Road, Troy, MI 48083
Phone: (248) 457-9200