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Humana

Wrongful Death

Date: 07/01/2005 (Date of Verdict)

Misconduct Type: Health

Enforcement Agency: Non-Governmental

Contracting Party: None

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $4,190,000

Disposition: Judgment Against Defendant

Synopsis: A San Antonio, Texas jury awarded $7.4 million in actual damages in a wrongful death lawsuit against Humana Health Plan of Texas Inc., a physician, and his physicians group. Humana and the plaintiffs reached an out-of-court agreement to cap punitive damages at $1.6 million. Humana is responsible for 35 percent of the $7.4 million damages award. The plaintiffs accused Humana of negligently managing the case of a woman with chronic kidney disease who died in June 2001.