Federal Judge Partially Dismisses Class-Action Lawsuit Against HMOs
OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry News In June 2001, a federal judge in Miami, Florida partially dismissed nearly a dozen suits seeking class-action status on behalf of health-plan members against the health maintenance organization industry. The suits were filed in 1999 against the nation's leading insurance companies by a consortium of lawyers. According to a June 13, 2001 article in The Wall Street Journal, the only exception in U.S. District Judge Federico A. Moreno's ruling was the racketeering charge against Humana Inc., of Louisville, Kentucky, which he allowed to . . .
