Stritmatter Law has obtained class certification in a class action lawsuit against MultiPlan and Regence. The lawsuit relates to 156 public employees across Washington State—schoolteachers, firefighters, police officers, hospital workers, and bus drivers—who suffered personal injuries. MultiPlan and Regence then communicated false information about Regence’s right to be reimbursed for medical bills by those public employees.

Personal Injury and Insurance Class Action

This is a personal injury and insurance-related class action certified on the issue of whether MultiPlan and Regence violated the Consumer Protection Act. Washington State’s Consumer Protection Act prohibits “unfair and deceptive practices” in commerce.

The class representatives were both seriously injured through no fault of their own. One suffered hip fractures after being run down in a crosswalk. Another suffered a traumatic brain injury as a passenger in a car that collided with a metro bus. Both made claims with their car insurance companies for personal injury benefits they had long paid for to protect them in this very situation. This insurance benefit is called underinsured motorist coverage, or UIM.

In both cases the car insurance companies offered all benefits available under the policies. But MultiPlan and Regence misrepresented their right to be reimbursed for medical bills from the class representatives’ car insurance benefits. The class action lawsuit alleges that these misrepresentations halted their ability to access the car insurance benefits they had long paid for, and wrongfully collected funds from other class members.

You can learn more about this Consumer Protection Class Action here.

Do I Have a Potential Consumer Class Action Case?

Stritmatter Law has a long history of advocating for the public in consumer class actions, including:

• A medical negligence and personal injury class action against Seattle Children’s Hospital for negligently exposing children to Aspergillus mold in the operating room
• A consumer class action against Behr paint for defective stain product, which advanced Washington class action law in an appellate decision and ultimately settled for over $100 million
• A consumer class action against Sprint related to its billing practices
• A medical and consumer class action against Kaiser for violating patient privacy and failing to obtain informed consent

Stritmatter Law is proud to be one of the only law firms in Washington State handling personal injury class actions in addition to protecting consumers. If you believe you may have a class action lawsuit, please contact us for a free consultation.

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