Judge Allows Bad Faith, Aiding And Abetting Claims In Health Insurance Case

(April 30, 2018, 1:42 PM EDT) -- CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Allegations that a health care plan administrator acted as the agent of an insurer in denying coverage for cancer claims support statutory bad faith and aiding and abetting claims, but common-law bad faith and conspiracy claims fail, a federal judge in West Virginia held April 27 (Timothy Shaffer, et al. v. National Health Insurance Co., et al., No. 17-195, N.D. W.Va., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 70790)....

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