UnitedHealth (UNH) shareholders are suing the insurer for allegedly concealing how backlash from the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was damaging its business, Reuters’ Jonathan Stempel reports. In a proposed class action filed in Manhattan federal court, investors say they were defrauded after the December 4 shooting by shifting away from strategies that led to higher-than-average claims denials, without revealing the impact on profitability.
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