It claimed United Healthcare and co-defendants Sierra Health and Life Insurance Co. and two other groups representing critical care providers.
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The Nevada breach-of-contract lawsuit was filed in April 2019 by Fremont Emergency Services (Mandavia) Ltd. paid to resolve reimbursement dispute lawsuits filed in 2009 in state and federal courts in New York. In documents filed in the case in Clark County District Court, attorneys including Zavitsanos point to settlements of $50 million and $350 million that they said UnitedHealth Group Inc. He sought $10 million in damages during the first phase of the trial. John Zavitsanos, Houston-based attorney for plaintiffs, declined to comment about the verdict or say how much in punitive damages he'll seek. "We remain committed to helping contain rapidly rising health care costs for the people and employer customers we're privileged to serve," Clark said in an email. The eight jurors in Las Vegas awarded more than $2 million in damages to plaintiffs TeamHealth, and others and will return next Tuesday to decide punitive damages against defendants including United Healthcare Insurance Co.ĭustin Clark, communications vice president for United Healthcare, said Wednesday the company was reviewing the implications of the verdict, reached Monday.
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LAS VEGAS - A jury in Nevada has found one of the nation's largest health insurers liable for underpaying millions of dollars to out-of-network emergency medical providers in what plaintiffs' attorneys argued was a systematic bid to boost company profits.