By Andrew Ackley
Senior Partner
Senior Partner
In his latest article for Trial News, senior partner Andrew Ackley exposes the deceptive tactics used by subrogation collection companies, particularly MultiPlan and Regence, against Washington tort victims. These companies falsely claimed ERISA preemption to block access to settlement funds, even when the victims were government employees not covered by ERISA.
When individual accountability efforts failed, Andrew and his clients brought a class action to stop the misconduct. On April 3, 2025, a King County judge certified the class and rejected efforts to keep the misconduct hidden from the public.
Read the full article in Trial News: “Sunlight on Subrogation: A Class Action to Protect Access to Justice from Subrogation Fraud.”