Court Won’t Upset Settlement or Fees In Dentists’ Suit Against Horizon
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The New Jersey Supreme Court will not disturb a class-action settlement between Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey and about 17,000 dentists alleging improper claims processing and violations of state prompt-payment laws.
Nor will the court consider a request to enhance counsel fees, which leaves the plaintiffs’ law firm, Roseland’s Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman, about $190,000 short of what it was seeking.
The court’s April 8 decision, declining to hear appeals in Kirsch v. Horizon, leaves intact the 2012 agreement by which Horizon sets aside $2.85 million and makes maximum payments of $167 to each class member. The company also agrees to adopt business initiatives designed to increase transparency in claim payments, reduce the dentists’ administrative office overhead and improve customer relations.
Read original articleTags: class action settlement, Horizon, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, Mazie Slater Katz, New Jersey Supreme Court
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