Calif. family to sue insurer for denying transplant

Saturday, December 22, 2007

LOS ANGELES -- The family of a 17-year-old leukemia patient blamed Cigna Corp. on Friday for her death, saying the health insurance giant's initial refusal to pay for a liver transplant contributed to her death.

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