Law Firm’s Labor Agency Info Sharing Spurs Potential Fine (1)

Lawyers representing patients suing United Behavioral Health over its coverage of mental health and substance abuse treatments are facing a tentative sanction of $50,000 for sharing confidential information with the US Department of Labor.

Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Tuesday issued a tentative order imposing sanctions on Arnall Golden Gregory LLP and one of its attorneys for violating a protective order governing their lawsuit against the insurer.
The department is investigating United for the same alleged practices, said Rogers, and it’s “beyond dispute” that the firm violated the order ...