Judge Denies Class Cert In Drug Prices Suit Under ERISA And RICO

Mealey's (May 24, 2021, 2:42 PM EDT) -- NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A federal judge in Connecticut on May 20 denied class certification in a case concerning allegations that Cigna Health and Life Insurance Co. (CHLIC) schemed to overcharge for prescription drugs, concluding that the plaintiffs “cannot carry their burden to show that there are questions of law or fact that are common to the class” in light of “material differences in language among the thousands of health plans at issue.”...