CREW Files Lawsuit on behalf of Shareholder Stephen W. Silberstein Against Aetna for Misleading Proxy Statements

Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), on behalf of Stephen W. Silberstein, an Aetna, Inc. shareholder, filed a lawsuit against Aetna, its chairman, CEO, and president Mark T. Bertolini, and its board of directors in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for violating the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by sending out false and misleading proxy statements to shareholders in 2012 and 2013. Section 14a of the Exchange Act prohibits companies from providing inaccurate information in proxy statements to procure votes for or against shareholder proposals. Aetna's proxy statements included inaccurate information and omitted material information about the company's political activities to persuade shareholders to oppose a See full press release