Health Care & Hospital Law
Mar. 17, 2010
Anthem Liable in Transplant Dispute
A jury on Monday found that Anthem Blue Cross wrongfully denied an urgent liver transplant to a local grocer in a rare, and closely watched trial over life-and-death medical denials, but found the denial did not warrant punitive damages.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - A jury on Monday found that Anthem Blue Cross wrongfully denied an urgent liver transplant to a local grocer in a rare and closely watched trial over life-and-death medical denials, but found the denial did not warrant punitive damages.
The Superior Court verdict came at a historic moment, as the national debate over health care reform received a second wind from widespre...
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