Gordon et al v. Aetna Life Insurance Company

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:24-cv-01447

Court:

Connecticut

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Victor A. Bolden

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  1. March 09, 2026

    Trans Patients Score Block On Aetna Facial Surgery Exclusion

    Aetna must reconsider whether two transgender women can receive coverage for their gender-affirming facial reconstruction surgeries, a Connecticut federal judge ruled, finding that a policy categorically excluding coverage for the procedure was likely discriminatory.

  2. January 08, 2026

    Aetna Must Cover Gender-Affirming Surgery, Conn. Court Told

    Two individuals from a proposed class of transgender women on Thursday urged a Connecticut federal judge to stop Aetna from refusing to cover gender-affirming facial reconstruction to treat severe depression, anxiety and, in one case, suicidal thoughts, saying the insurer committed sex discrimination while claiming the surgeries were purely cosmetic.

  3. September 12, 2024

    Aetna Sued For Not Covering Gender-Affirming Facial Surgery

    Aetna Life Insurance Company violates bias prohibitions in federal healthcare law by categorically excluding coverage for gender-affirming facial reconstruction surgery, three transgender women claim in a proposed class action in Connecticut federal court.