7th Circuit Vacates Certification Of Health Plan Participants Suing Insurer

Mealey's (September 6, 2017, 10:07 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — A trial court that certified a class of participants who filed a breach of fiduciary duty lawsuit against a mutual insurance company for allegedly using premiums it obtained through payments made by them for health care coverage to enrich itself failed to address glaring issues, a Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Aug. 31, vacating the order granting class certification and remanding for further proceedings (Susan Priddy, et al. v. Health Care Service Corporation, No. 16-4127, 7th Cir., 2017 US. App. LEXIS 16784)....