Eastman et al v. Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

  1. November 15, 2017

    Quest Row Shows High Court's Antitrust Paradox, Judge Says

    A proposed class of patients accusing Quest Diagnostics Inc. of maintaining a lab services monopoly told an appellate panel Wednesday that a lower court incorrectly acted as "a gatekeeper" by dismissing its suit, prompting a Ninth Circuit judge to lament the U.S. Supreme Court's "de facto different standard for antitrust cases."

  2. December 11, 2015

    Patients Appeal After Quest Escapes Antitrust Class Action

    Medical patients on Friday said they are appealing to the Ninth Circuit after a California federal judge dismissed their proposed class action alleging Quest Diagnostics Inc. monopolized diagnostic services by paying kickbacks, colluding with insurers and acquiring competitors.

  3. November 25, 2015

    Quest Escapes Antitrust Class Action

    A California federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a proposed class action alleging Quest Diagnostics Inc. monopolized diagnostic services in California by paying kickbacks, colluding with insurers and acquiring competitors, saying that their allegations of monopoly overcharging don't have factual support.

  4. September 09, 2015

    Quest Antitrust Class Action On Thin Ice, Judge Says

    A California federal judge on Wednesday said he's likely to dismiss a proposed class action alleging Quest Diagnostics Inc. monopolized diagnostic services in California by paying kickbacks, colluding with insurers and acquiring competitors, saying the plaintiffs haven't shown Quest set anti-competitive prices.

  5. June 09, 2015

    Quest Diagnostics Dodges Antitrust Class Action

    A California federal judge on Tuesday tossed a putative class action alleging Quest Diagnostics Inc. monopolized diagnostic services in California by paying kickbacks, colluding with insurers and acquiring competitors, ruling that the plaintiffs failed to properly allege they were injured by Quest's practices.

  6. March 17, 2015

    Quest Diagnostics Says Antitrust Claims Already Axed 3 Times

    A proposed class action alleging Quest Diagnostics Inc. monopolized diagnostic services in California by paying kickbacks, colluding with insurers and acquiring competitors "recycles antitrust claims that this court dismissed three separate times," the company told a California federal court Tuesday.

  7. January 29, 2015

    Quest Diagnostics Accused Of Building Calif. Monopoly

    A putative class of patients filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against Quest Diagnostics Inc. Thursday, alleging the company monopolized outpatient diagnostic services in Northern California by paying kickbacks to medical providers, colluding with insurers and acquiring competitors.