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Key Takeaways From the Gray v. Dignity Health Decision

On October 13, 2021, the California Court of Appeal, 1st District in San Francisco issued its opinion in Gray v. Dignity Health, 2021 WL 4771982. In a published decision that will likely control the outcome in at least six...more

Key Takeaways From the Natarajan v. Dignity Health Decision

On August 12, 2021, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Natarajan v. Dignity Health, No. S259364. The case addresses the potential bias of hearing officers appointed to preside over hospital administrative...more

Manatt Wins First-Impression Decision on Medical Loss Ratio

Manatt Defeats Putative Class Action in Federal Appeals Decision Interpreting the ACA’s Medical Loss Ratio Provision - On March 18, 2019, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against Manatt client...more

Ninth Circuit Holds That Provider Cannot Sue Nonsignatory Insurer for Breach of Contract

On October 10, 2014, the Ninth Circuit affirmed a grant of summary judgment in favor of Manatt client The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company. In an unpublished memorandum opinion, the Ninth Circuit held that a health care...more

Ninth Circuit Upholds Rescission of Life Insurance Policy and Rejects Novel Theories

This week the Ninth Circuit affirmed a grant of summary judgment in favor of USAA Life Insurance Company, holding that the insurer was entitled to rescind the policy under California law when it discovered that its insured...more

California Court Reins in Massive Punitive Award But Finds Fault With Insurer’s Claims Handling

The California Court of Appeal, in a 2-to-1 decision, has reaffirmed the constitutional limitations on the amount of punitive damages a jury may award against an insurer. In Nickerson v. Stonebridge Life Insurance Company,...more

Appellate Law -- Aug 06, 2013

In an opinion issued late last week, the California Supreme Court interpreted the Unfair Competition Law, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200 et seq. (the “UCL”), to allow a UCL unlawfulness claim based on a “borrowed” federal...more

CA Supreme Court Allows UCL Claim Based on Conduct That Allegedly Constitutes Unfair Insurance Practices

The California Supreme Court yesterday issued a decision that confirms an expansive view of the scope of the unfair competition law, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200 et seq. (the “UCL”). The Court held that an insured may sue...more

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