In Re Blue Cross Blue Shield Antitrust Litigation MDL 2406

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Case Number:

2:13-cv-20000

Court:

Alabama Northern

Nature of Suit:

890 Other Statutory Actions

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Judge R David Proctor

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May 16, 2022
Providers Say 9th Circ. Ruling Helps BCBS Antitrust Case

Health care providers told an Alabama federal court overseeing long-running multidistrict litigation alleging antitrust violations against Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers that a recent Ninth Circuit ruling supports their claim that group boycott allegations waged against BCBS plaintiffs can be judged under a per se standard of review.
February 17, 2022
Old Settlements Doom Some Doctors' BCBS Antitrust Claims

An Alabama federal judge culled some health care providers Wednesday from the roster of plaintiffs suing certain Blue Cross Blue Shield network members for allegedly anti-competitively divvying up the U.S. insurance market, finding the doctors and physician practices cannot get around a settlement from an earlier lawsuit.
October 27, 2021
Judge Suggests BCBS Members Steer Antitrust Claim Funds

An Alabama federal judge said Wednesday that he was unlikely to shift the claims administration process for the $2.67 billion deal resolving subscriber antitrust claims against the Blue Cross Blue Shield network in the way suggested by the U.S. Department of Labor to protect health plans.
October 20, 2021
DOL Says $2.7B BCBS Deal Puts Employers Over ERISA Plans

The U.S. Department of Labor urged an Alabama federal judge Tuesday to force a partial do-over of the $2.67 billion deal resolving subscriber antitrust claims against the Blue Cross Blue Shield network, arguing the settlement improperly excludes health plans from receiving payouts.
September 07, 2021
Don't Fret Over Antitrust Deal's ERISA Impact, BCBS Says

Blue Cross Blue Shield says the government shouldn't worry that the insurance giant's planned $2.67 billion deal to resolve subscribers' antitrust claims in Alabama federal court could lead employers to mishandle assets in their workers' health plans.
July 28, 2021
Providers Say BCBS Can't Argue It's A Single Entity

Health care providers accusing Blue Cross Blue Shield organizations of thwarting competition by carving up the national market into service areas and refusing to compete against each other are asking an Alabama federal court to revisit the insurers' argument that it is a single entity.
July 23, 2021
BCBS Calls Providers' Antitrust Damage Claims 'Speculative'

Health care providers suing Blue Cross in a massive antitrust case cannot justify billions in damages because they are relying on a merely speculative "snowball" effect of conduct stretching back decades, the insurance giant told an Alabama federal judge Friday.
December 01, 2020
Ala. Judge Gives Initial OK To $2.67B BCBS Antitrust Deal

Citing "historic and substantial" structural reform terms and a massive, $2.67 billion class damage award, a federal judge in Alabama granted preliminary approval late Monday to a settlement of claims that the nation's Blue Cross plans conspired for years to thwart competition nationwide.
November 16, 2020
Ala. Judge Wary Of Second-Guessing $2.67B BCBS Deal

A federal judge in Alabama cautioned an attorney for non-consenting class members Monday about second-guessing "the tactical decisions of class counsel" in a proposed $2.67 billion multidistrict class settlement for alleged overpayments to Blue Cross-Blue Shield insurers.
November 13, 2020
Calif., Texas Insurees Won't Say Yes To $2.67B BCBS Deal

Three insurance buyers say class members from their states were given a raw deal when the nation's Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers inked a sweeping $2.67 billion settlement aimed at ending antitrust claims they had been battling for the better part of a decade.