On June 4, 2024, the law firm of Nichols Kaster—together with the law firms of Sirianni Youtz Spoonemore Hamburger PLLC and Solidarity Law, PLLC—filed a lawsuit on behalf of a proposed nationwide class of Cigna Health enrollees diagnosed with obesity. The lawsuit alleges that Cigna’s exclusion of coverage for prescription medications to treat obesity violates the Affordable Care Act’s anti-discrimination law.
To learn more about the case, please contact Mary Arend, our Intake Clerk, by phone at (612) 256-3246 or by email at marend@nka.com.
This case is entitled Whittemore v. Cigna Health and Life Insurance, Inc., et al., Case No. 2:24-cv—00206-JCN (D. ME). For more information and to view a copy of the Complaint, click here.
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