Pennsylvania Federal Judge Grants Final Approval In Cigna ERISA Case

Mealey's (September 3, 2019, 11:24 AM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — Allegations that Cigna Corp. and a subcontractor violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by recording administrative fees as medical expenses were dismissed with prejudice on Aug. 29 by a federal judge in Pennsylvania, as part of an $8.25 million settlement with a plaintiff class of approximately 1.5 million patients (In re:  Cigna-American Specialty Health Administrative Fee Litigation, No. 16-3967, E.D. Pa.)....