ROYAL MILE COMPANY, INC. et al v. UPMC et al

  1. February 19, 2016

    UPMC Says Insurer Must Cover $12.5M Antitrust Settlement

    The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center sued United Educators Insurance in Pennsylvania federal court Friday, seeking a declaration that the insurer has to cover a $12.5 million settlement owed to a local hotel that has accused UPMC and others of jacking up the price of small-group insurance plans.

  2. February 17, 2016

    UPMC Accuses Highmark Of Trying To Stall $12.5M Settlement

    The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has told a Pennsylvania federal court that Highmark Health Insurance Co. is trying to delay UPMC's $12.5 million settlement with a local hotel leading a proposed class that accuses the companies of inflating the price of small group insurance plans.

  3. February 08, 2016

    UPMC To Pay $12.5M To Settle Price Conspiracy Suit

    The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has agreed to pay $12.5 million to settle a local hotel's class action claims that the regional health care giant, along with Highmark Inc., inflated the price of small group insurance plans through an antitrust scheme, according to a Friday filing.

  4. September 02, 2015

    UPMC-Highmark Price Conspiracy Claims Get Go-Ahead

    A Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Tuesday that an Allegheny County hotel could proceed with class action claims that Highmark Inc. and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center inflated the price of small group insurance plans by conspiring to exclude competitors from the market.

  5. September 27, 2013

    Judge Dismisses Antitrust Suit Against UPMC, Highmark

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit accusing Highmark Inc. of entering an anti-competitive agreement with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center that inflated consumer premiums, ruling the antitrust claims are barred because the insurance rates at issue were set by the state's insurance regulator.

  6. August 07, 2013

    UPMC Continues Fight For Docs On $5M Antitrust Deal

    The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center on Monday continued to push for documents related to a failed $4.8 million settlement between a group of insurance purchasers and its co-defendant in an antitrust suit, insurer Highmark Inc., saying the docs cast doubt on whether named plaintiff Royal Mile Co. can represent the class.

  7. June 28, 2013

    UPMC Rips Highmark's Challenge To Antitrust Doc Turnover

    The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center on Thursday reiterated its rebuttals against Highmark Inc.'s objections to releasing documents detailing its aborted $4.8 million settlement in antitrust litigation UPMC is also defending, saying they're relevant to claims that Highmark pursued a "sham" settlement to hurt UPMC.

  8. June 04, 2013

    Highmark Blasts UPMC Bid For Docs On $5M Antitrust Deal

    Insurer Highmark Inc. on Tuesday slammed efforts by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, its co-defendant in an antitrust suit, to force the handover of documents detailing Highmark's aborted $4.8 million settlement in the case, saying UPMC's claims that Highmark colluded with the plaintiffs are moot.

  9. May 17, 2013

    Highmark Says Policyholders Can't Seek Antitrust Damages

    Highmark Inc. on Friday again asked a Pennsylvania federal judge to toss an antitrust class action in which health insurance buyers accuse it of conspiring to stifle competition and inflate rates, arguing that the rates were approved by the Pennsylvania Insurance Department.

  10. May 08, 2013

    Policyholders Can Exit $5M Highmark Antitrust Settlement

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday allowed the plaintiffs in an antitrust class action against Highmark Inc. to step out of a proposed $4.8 million settlement amid claims that the insurer concealed pre-existing obligations that negated certain settlement concessions.