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In Re Blue Cross Blue Shield Antitrust Litigation MDL 2406

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2:13-cv-20000

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Alabama Northern

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Judge R David Proctor

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  1. December 07, 2017

    BCBS Units Must Produce Additional Docs In Antitrust MDL

    An Alabama federal judge has ordered two Georgia-based Blue Cross Blue Shield units operated by Anthem to produce missing data in multidistrict litigation alleging the health care provider fixed insurance prices, telling the provider that if it does not submit the documents, it must explain why under oath.

  2. April 07, 2017

    BCBS Fires Back At Reconsideration Bid In Antitrust MDL

    Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama fought back Thursday after subscribers suing it for price-fixing sought to undo a federal judge's ruling that trimmed their claims against the insurer, saying the subscribers were just rehashing arguments that had already been rejected in the ruling itself. 

  3. March 24, 2017

    Subscribers Want Blue Cross Antitrust MDL Trims Rethought

    Insurance subscribers in multidistrict litigation accusing Blue Cross Blue Shield of a massive price-fixing conspiracy asked an Alabama federal judge to reconsider some of his summary judgment ruling, arguing Thursday that the company's out-of-state plans don't qualify for antitrust immunity.

  4. February 24, 2017

    Claims Slip Through Ala. BCBS Defenses In Antitrust MDL

    An Alabama federal judge on Thursday said Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama was entitled to summary judgment on some claims in multidistrict litigation alleging a vast price-fixing conspiracy among BCBS plans but said it was only partially protected by an antitrust immunity doctrine.

  5. January 05, 2017

    BCBS To Take Dismissal Loss In Antitrust MDL To 11th Circ.

    Five Blue Cross Blue Shield plans that last month lost an attempt to escape multidistrict litigation alleging a vast price-fixing conspiracy on Wednesday asked an Alabama federal court to certify an interlocutory appeal to the Eleventh Circuit to answer questions about jurisdiction.

  6. December 22, 2016

    9 Blue Cross Plans Lose Bids To Escape Antitrust MDL

    An Alabama federal judge on Wednesday smacked down efforts by Blue Cross Blue Shield plans to escape multidistrict litigation alleging a vast price-fixing conspiracy, finding that the insurers have sufficient business ties to the geographic area in question.

  7. October 21, 2016

    2 Blue Cross Support Orgs Escape Antitrust MDL

    An Alabama federal judge on Thursday let off the hook two organizations accused in multidistrict litigation of conspiring with Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance plans to fix prices paid to medical providers, saying they were "pawns" of their BCBS owners and were incapable of engaging in the alleged scheme.

  8. August 30, 2016

    Blue Cross Says Damages Are No-Go In Antitrust MDL

    Blue Cross Blue Shield subscribers in Alabama accusing the insurer of anti-competitive behavior cannot recover the damages they seek because decades-old U.S. Supreme Court precedent bars all damages claims related to a rate that has been filed with the government, the insurer said in the multidistrict litigation Monday.

  9. June 13, 2016

    Blue Cross Units Want Out Of Alabama Antitrust MDL

    Blue Cross Blue Shield units in Arizona, Kansas, North Dakota, Wyoming and New York asked to be dismissed from four class actions in multidistrict litigation accusing the insurer of anti-competitive behavior, saying Friday they have no significant ties to Alabama, where the litigation is centered.

  10. March 16, 2016

    Subscribers Win Blue Cross Data In Antitrust MDL

    Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama must turn over the data it used to calculate its medical loss ratio and profit and loss statements to subscribers suing them in antitrust multidistrict litigation, an Alabama federal judge said Tuesday.

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