CNN reported on its website that “Aetna has settled a lawsuit in which a company medical director said under oath that he never looked at patients’ records when deciding whether to approve or deny coverage – testimony that prompted an investigation by the California insurance commissioner.” The piece noted that Aetna “had vowed to fight the case,” and “offered no explanation as to why it chose not to defend its policies in court.”

From the news release of the American Association for Justice.