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CIGNA, Doctors Ask For Delay in Claims Suit Proceedings.

The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jun. 10--A court session that was scheduled for today on settlement talks between CIGNA Corp. and physicians who sued the company has been postponed until July 8 at the request of plaintiffs and defendants.

"We're continuing our discussions under the supervision of the mediator, and those discussions are progressing," CIGNA spokesman Wendell Potter said.

The matter is pending

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