That didn't take long.
The family of a 17-year-old girl who died hours after her health insurer reversed a decision and said it would pay for a liver transplant plans to sue the company, their attorney said Friday.
Nataline Sarkisyan died Thursday at about 6 p.m. at the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center. Attorney Mark Geragos said he plans to ask the district attorney to press murder or manslaughter charges against Cigna HealthCare in the case. The insurer “maliciously killed her” because it did not want to bear the expense of her transplant and aftercare, Geragos said.
The family’s “loss is immeasurable, and our thoughts and prayers are with them,” Cigna said in a news release Friday. “We deeply hope that the outpouring of concern, care and love that are being expressed for Nataline’s family help them at this time,” the company said.
Edit. CIGNA's crocodile tears and solicitous statements of sympathy make me want to puke. Mark my words, though: CIGNA will skate one way or the other. They may pay some money in a settlement to try and contain the negative publicity, but they'll beat the rap through the courts or the politicians if the civil case ever goes to trial. Maybe the criminal courts are the way to get these bastards.
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