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Litigation

Nov. 15, 2013

Lawsuit: Insurer engaged in 'deceptive marketing' on heels of health care law

In litigation that lawyers say reflects an expected surge in cases against insurers alleging coercion or bad faith in the wake of the statute, a pair of Los Angeles County residents filed separate suits last week against Anthem Blue Cross.


By Alexandra Schwappach


Daily Journal Staff Writer


In the latest frustration triggered by the rollout of the Affordable Care Act, nearly 900,000 Californians - and millions more nationwide - received notification in recent weeks that their individual health care policies would be canceled by the end of the year because their current plans don't comply with the new law.


In litigation that lawyers say reflects an expected surge in cases aga...

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