UNITED STATES OF AMERICA et al v. ANTHEM, INC. et al
Case Number:
1:16-cv-01493
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Firms
- Arnold & Porter
- Baker Botts
- Baker & Hostetler
- Bass Berry
- Boies Schiller
- Bramnick Rodriguez
- Brownstein Hyatt
- Bryan Cave
- Charis Lex
- Chittenden Murday
- Clifford Chance
- Crowell & Moring
- Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
- DLA Piper
- Fenwick & West
- Freshfields
- Greenberg Traurig
- Groom Law Group
- Hall Render
- Hancock Daniel
- Hinckley Allen
- Holland & Knight
- Hueston Hennigan
- Jones Day
- KaiserDillon
- King & Spalding
- Latham & Watkins
- McDermott Will & Emery
- Milberg Coleman
- Nelson Mullins
- Nixon Peabody
- Paul Weiss
- Perkins Coie
- Potter & Murdock
- Ropes & Gray
- Roth Jackson
- Stevens & Lee
- Troutman Pepper
- White & Case
- Williams & Connolly
- Williams Mullen
- Willkie Farr
- Wilson Elser
- Woods Rogers
Companies
- Aetna Inc.
- Aon PLC
- Ascension Health Inc.
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
- Blue Shield of California
- Bon Secours Health System Inc.
- Buck Global LLC
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Centene Corp.
- Centra Health Inc.
- Centura Health Inc.
- Concord Hospital Inc.
- ConnectiCare Inc.
- DaVita Inc.
- EmblemHealth Inc.
- Geisinger Health Plan Inc.
- Hartford HealthCare Corp.
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc.
- HCA Healthcare Inc.
- Healthscope Benefits Inc.
- Humana Inc.
- Indiana University Health Inc.
- Intel Corp.
- Kaiser Permanente
- Medical Mutual of Ohio
- Minuteman Health Inc.
- MVP Health Care Inc.
- Northeast Georgia Health System
- Northwell Health Inc.
- Piedmont Healthcare Inc.
- Sentara Healthcare Inc.
- Sharp HealthCare
- Sutter Health
- The Cigna Group
- Trustmark Corp.
- Tufts Associated Health Plans Inc.
- UCHealth
- UnitedHealth Group Inc.
- Willis Towers Watson PLC
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September 30, 2016
Cigna Objection Request Stumps Judge In $54B Merger Trial
A D.C. federal judge on Friday marveled at Cigna Corp.’s “extraordinary” and “highly unorthodox” request to reserve objections to Anthem Inc.’s trial tactics as both companies fight together to save their $54 billion proposed merger against the Department of Justice’s antitrust challenge, the latest sign of discord looming behind the health insurance mega-deal.
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September 27, 2016
DOJ Won't Argue ACA Harm In Anthem-Cigna Merger Trial
The U.S. Department of Justice will abandon claims that a proposed merger between Anthem Inc. and Cigna Corp. will hurt competition on the ACA's individual insurance marketplace to narrow the scope of the trial set to start in late November, the parties told a D.C. federal court Monday.
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September 23, 2016
DOJ 'Fomenting A Breakdown' Of $54B Merger, Anthem Says
The U.S. Department of Justice is trying to sabotage a $54 billion merger between Anthem and Cigna by publicly airing internal memos that detail strife between the two insurers, according to a new filing from Anthem in D.C. federal court.
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September 21, 2016
Anthem, Cigna Both Claim Merger Breach, DOJ Says
Federal antitrust officials challenging a proposed $48 billion merger of Anthem Inc. and Cigna Corp. told a D.C. federal judge Wednesday that the health insurance companies have both accused each other of being in breach of the pending merger agreement.
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August 18, 2016
Anthem, Cigna Win 'Extremely High' No. Of Deposition Hours
A special master facilitating discovery in the government's suits challenging both the Aetna-Humana and Anthem-Cigna mergers didn't abuse his discretion by allowing an "extremely high" number of hours for deposition in the latter suit, a D.C. federal judge ruled Thursday.
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August 12, 2016
Cigna Allays Doubts Over Commitment To $54B Anthem Deal
Cigna Corp. assured a D.C. federal judge Friday that the health insurance company was “fully committed” to closing its $54 billion acquisition by Anthem Inc. despite recent reports detailing contention between the parties, a move in support of a breakneck schedule for the trial in the Department of Justice’s case objecting to the mega-deal.
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August 05, 2016
Anthem-Cigna, Aetna-Humana Antitrust Suits Separated
A Washington, D.C. federal judge on Friday agreed to expedite the U.S. Department of Justice's cases objecting to Anthem Inc.'s proposed $54 billion purchase of Cigna Corp. and Aetna Inc.'s proposed $37 billion purchase of Humana Inc. by reassigning the former to another judge.
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August 02, 2016
Anthem Persists In Bid To Expedite Trial Over Cigna Deal
Anthem Inc. on Tuesday upped its efforts to try and convince a D.C. federal judge to expedite an antitrust trial over the health insurer's planned $54 billion acquisition of Cigna to enable a ruling by year's end, while also pressing for separate proceedings from the challenged Aetna-Humana deal.
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July 29, 2016
Anthem, DOJ Joust Over Trial Timing In $54B Merger Melee
Anthem Inc. and the U.S. Department of Justice are sparring over how quickly to start an antitrust trial regarding the insurer's $54 billion merger with Cigna, trading allegations of stonewalling and artificial deadlines.
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July 27, 2016
Anthem's New Merger Defenses Won't Rattle DOJ
Anthem is previewing its counterattack against the DOJ's challenge to a proposed merger with Cigna, but observers on Wednesday were skeptical of the insurance giant's claims about cost savings and stronger competition.