Blue Shield Vital Shield Class Action Lawsuit

Blue Shield of California Life and Health Insurance Company is currently facing a class action lawsuit that alleges the insurer breached its Vital Shield policies by expanding stated deductibles and coinsurance/copayment maximum amounts.

The Vital Shield class action lawsuit takes issue with Blue Shield’s practice of not counting commonly used services toward the deductible and copayment/coinsurance maximum, and its practice of excluding those services from coverage until the maximum is met. The plaintiffs allege these practices constitute a breach of the Vital Shield health insurance policies and the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. The Vital Shield class action lawsuit also asserts violations of California’s Unfair Competition Law.

In February, a California judge certified a Class of current and former Vital Shield policyholders, excluding former Vital Shield policyholders who did not incur an expanded deductible or coinsurance/copayment maximum.

Blue Shield denies any wrongdoing and maintains that its Vital Shield policies are clear and unambiguous.

A trial for the Blue Shield class action lawsuit has not yet been scheduled.

Who’s Eligible

Class Members of the Blue Shield lawsuit include all individuals who are currently enrolled in or were formerly enrolled in one of the following Blue Shield Vital Shield policies:
• Vital Shield 2900
• Vital Shield 2900-G
• Vital Shield Plus 2900
• Vital Shield Plus 2900-G
• Vital Shield 2900 Plus Generic Rx
• Vital Shield Plus 2900 Generic Rx-G
• Vital Shield 900
• Vital Shield 900-G
• Vital Shield Plus 900
• Vital Shield Plus 900-G
• Vital Shield 900 Plus Generic Rx
• Vital Shield Plus 900 Generic Rx-G
• Vital Shield Plus 400
• Vital Shield Plus 400-G
• Vital Shield Plus 400 Generic Rx
• Vital Shield Plus 400 Generic Rx-G

NOTE: If you are not currently enrolled in a Vital Shield policy and you did not incur any expanded deductible or co-insurance/co-payment maximum, you are not a Class Member of the Blue Shield lawsuit.

Potential Award

N/A. A class action settlement has not been reached. There is currently no money available and no guarantee that there will be money available in the future.

We will update this page when new information about the Blue Shield class action lawsuit becomes available.

Proof of Purchase

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FAQs

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Claim Form Deadline

N/A. A class action settlement has not been reached. There is currently no money available to Class Members, and there is no guarantee that any money will be available in the future.

Class Members who wish to opt out of the Vital Shield settlement must submit their request for exclusion no later than June 15, 2016.

Case Name

Bodner, et al. v. Blue Shield of California Life and Health Insurance Company, et al., Case No. BC516868, in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles

Final Hearing

N/A. A class action settlement has not been reached.

Settlement Website

www.BlueShieldClassAction.com

Claims Administrator

Blue Shield Class Action Administrator
P.O. Box 40007
College Station, TX 77842-4007
1-855-263-6860
[email protected]

Class Counsel

GIANELLI & MORRIS
STUART LAW FIRM
LAW OFFICES OF KATHRYN TREPINSKI

Defense Counsel

MANATT PHELPS & PHILLIPS LLP