Berman Tabacco is local counsel for plaintiffs in these consumer class action cases against defendant Natera, Inc. related to its deceptive, unfair, and abusive billing practices. Natera is a genetic testing company in San Carlos, California that offers a range of prenatal genetic testing services designed to screen for genetic abnormalities in the prospective parents or the fetus. The complaint alleges that Natera represents that the out-of-pocket cost to patients for the tests will not exceed $249. However, the complaint further alleges that despite these representations, Natera routinely bills patients several hundred or even thousands of dollars for its tests—much more than the $249 Natera promises. The complaint further alleges that Natera’s conduct with respect to its billing for genetic test violates consumer statutes in California, Connecticut (as alleged in Copley v. Natera, Inc.) and Florida (as alleged in Calcaterra v. Natera, Inc.), and common law. Plaintiffs bring these actions on behalf of a class of all persons in the United States who had a “Panorama,” “Horizon,” “Vistara,” or “Spectrum” test performed by Natera, and were then billed more than $249 for that test.
