Legal Opinion
Chipman v. Cigna Behavioral Health, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 14, 2020No. Civil Action No. 2019-0456Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ROBERT CHIPMAN, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 19-456 (TJK) CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, INC. et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Robert Chipman alleges that his health insurance plan administrator, Cigna, improperly denied coverage for residential mental health treatment for his dependent. Cigna denied that coverage after determining that it was not medically necessary under Chipman’s health insurance plan. After exhausting Cigna’s internal review process, Chipman filed this suit. Cigna moved for summary judgment, but Chipman failed to…
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