Aetna Life Insurance Co. should be allowed to appeal an order clarifying the scope of the class certified in a lawsuit alleging the company illegally sought to recoup disability payments out of personal injury settlements, an attorney for the company argued Wednesday before a federal appeals court.
The three-judge panel hearing the case for the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit immediately appeared skeptical of the argument.
Judge D. Brooks Smith questioned why Aetna sought permission to appeal the November 2022 order but not a May 2022 order certifying the case as a class action in the first ...
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