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6th Circuit rejects Blue Cross of Michigan appeal in “most favored nation” clause antitrust dispute on jurisdictional grounds

Williams Mullen
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USA
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March 1 2012

On February 23, the 6th Circuit denied Blue Cross of Michigan’s attempt to gain immediate appeal review of an adverse ruling from the District Court in United States v. Blue Cross of Michigan, the DOJ’s high-profile antitrust challenge to Blue Cross’s use of “most favored nation” clauses in its provider contracts

Stakes raised in Blue Cross of Michigan “most favored nation” clause antitrust dispute as Aaetna jumps in as an antitrust plaintiff

Williams Mullen
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USA
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January 3 2012

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has been in litigation with the Department of Justice Antitrust Division for more than a year over BCM’s use of “most favored nation” clauses in its contracts with health care providers

Stakes raised in Blue Cross of Michigan “most favored nation” clause antitrust dispute as Aetna jumps in as an antitrust plaintiff

Williams Mullen
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USA
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January 3 2012

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (“BCM”) has been in litigation with the Department of Justice Antitrust Division for more than a year over BCM’s use of “most favored nation” clauses in its contracts with health care providers

Auto insurers again seek to have New York auto glass repair company antitrust case dismissed

Williams Mullen
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USA
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January 3 2012

Earlier this year, a New York auto glass repair dealer brought an antitrust action against a collection of auto insurers and third-party glass claims administrators, contending that the insurers’ refusal to compensate him for auto glass repairs at his standard rates, which exceed those charged by the repair shops in the insurers’ glass networks, violates the antitrust laws

Ohio Attorney General recovers almost $2 million from insurer for antitrust violations

Williams Mullen
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USA
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January 3 2012

On December 6, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced that the Ace Insurance Group had agreed to pay $1.97 million to settle an action in which Ace was alleged to have violated the Ohio antitrust laws

New Jersey District Court derails plaintiffs’ antitrust claims in Ingenix case

Williams Mullen
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USA
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November 1 2011

In 2008, the New York Attorney General launched an investigation into the manner in which Ingenix, a data collection subsidiary of UnitedHealth that calculated “usual and customary” (“UCR”) provider charges for many insurers, operated

Second Circuit finally puts an end to New York City’s challenge to the merger that created EmblemHealth

Williams Mullen
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USA
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August 31 2011

On August 18, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals brought an end to a long-running antitrust case filed by the City of New York against health insurer EmblemHealth

Louisiana appeals court derails agent’s antitrust case against State Farm

Williams Mullen
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USA
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August 31 2011

On July 7, the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeals awarded judgment for State Farm on an agent’s antitrust claims against the insurer, reversing the lower court’s refusal to dismiss the claims

Blue Cross of Michigan appeals denial of its motion to dismiss the DOJ’s most favored nation clause case

Williams Mullen
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USA
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August 31 2011

On August 5, Blue Cross of Michigan (“BCM”) filed a notice seeking to have the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals review the recent decision by Judge Denise Hood (U.S.D.C., Eastern District of Michigan) denying BCM’s motion to dismiss the antitrust case filed against it by the Department of Justice Antitrust Division

New York glass repair shop alleges insurer preferred provider network violates antitrust laws

Williams Mullen
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USA
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June 28 2011

A recently filed action in New York, Harner v. Allstate Insurance Company, et al., Case No. 11-CV-2933 (S.D.N.Y.), shines the antitrust spotlight on the use of preferred provider networks by auto insurers

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