California High Court Resurrects Medical Group’s UCL Suit Against Insurer

Mealey's (July 17, 2023, 1:58 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court on July 17 reversed a state appellate court’s affirmance of summary judgment in an insurer’s favor and said a physicians’ association had created a triable issue of fact as to whether it had standing to sue the insurer under the state’s unfair competition law (UCL) based on resources it spent responding to an insurer’s policy restricting physicians from making out-of-network referrals....