Chipps v. Humana Health Insurance Co. of Florida
Chipps v. Humana Health Insurance Co. of Florida (Cir. Crt., Palm Beach Cnty., Fla.): Cohen Milstein represented a family in this managed care abuse case after Humana wrongfully denied physical and occupational therapy for a 6-year-old child with cerebral palsy. After six years of litigation and a four-week jury trial, the jury awarded the Chipps family more than $1.03 million in compensatory and $78.5 million in punitive damages. This landmark lawsuit uncovered widespread fraud at Humana, including the payment of bonuses to physicians and nurses based on the number of medical claims they denied each month.
Gillig v. United Healthcare
Gillig v. United Healthcare (Cir. Crt., Palm Beach Cnty., Fla.): Cohen Milstein represented Philip Gillig in this Managed Care Abuse lawsuit against United Healthcare for failing to provide Mr. Gillig with timely access to medical care and treatment, thereby failing to administer medically necessary benefits, despite Mr. Gillig’s declining condition. As a result, Mr. Gillig fell into septic shock and suffered significantly.