September 09, 2015
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association on Tuesday slammed a "streamlining procedure" proposed by the plaintiffs in antitrust multidistrict litigation that it claims would jeopardize the rights of defendants and absent class members and would extend pretrial proceedings for years.
July 08, 2015
The first half of 2015 was action-packed with rulings on key pharmaceutical antitrust issues and agency wins in high-profile challenges, but there's still plenty to watch for over the next six months, including cases that could alter the landscape of college sports and professional baseball and major challenges to benchmark banking rates.
June 19, 2014
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association and its units can't dodge allegations by two putative classes that they violated antitrust laws by carving up their business into regional units and agreeing not to compete, driving subscriber prices up and payments for care providers down, an Alabama federal judge found Wednesday.
April 24, 2013
An Alabama federal judge on Tuesday appointed attorneys to represent health care providers and plan subscribers in a multidistrict antitrust litigation accusing Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and its member plans of restraining competition by divvying up geographic markets.