In Re Blue Cross Blue Shield Antitrust Litigation MDL 2406

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Case Number:

2:13-cv-20000

Court:

Alabama Northern

Nature of Suit:

890 Other Statutory Actions

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Judge R David Proctor

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U.S. Department of Labor

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November 14, 2024
Emergency Medical Providers Oppose $2.8B BCBS Deal

A group of emergency clinic medical providers objected to the $2.8 billion settlement a broader class of medical providers reached with the Blue Cross Blue Shield network of insurers last month, as attorneys for the overall class boasted that the settlement would transform the insurers and bring historic payouts.
October 15, 2024
'Extraordinary' Blue Cross Deal Includes $2.8B Payout

The Blue Cross Blue Shield network will shell out $2.8 billion and invest "hundreds of millions" more overhauling its claims systems to soften barriers between members, in a massive antitrust settlement disclosed Monday in Alabama federal court under which healthcare providers' counsel stands to reap up to $700 million.
March 08, 2023
Only Small Bond Needed For $2B BCBS Deal Objections

Home Depot and others who are objecting to a $2.67 billion settlement with Blue Cross Blue Shield will only have to post a $5,000 bond in order to appeal the court's order, a far cry from the $113 million that the judge was originally asked to approve.
August 09, 2022
Boies Schiller, Hausfeld Score $627M In Fees In BCBS MDL

An Alabama federal judge awarded $626.6 million in attorney fees and another $40.9 million in costs on Tuesday to Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, Hausfeld LLP and other lawyers who scored a $2.67 billion class award for subscribers in multidistrict litigation against Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers.
May 16, 2022
Providers Say 9th Circ. Ruling Helps BCBS Antitrust Case

Health care providers told an Alabama federal court overseeing long-running multidistrict litigation alleging antitrust violations against Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers that a recent Ninth Circuit ruling supports their claim that group boycott allegations waged against BCBS plaintiffs can be judged under a per se standard of review.
February 17, 2022
Old Settlements Doom Some Doctors' BCBS Antitrust Claims

An Alabama federal judge culled some health care providers Wednesday from the roster of plaintiffs suing certain Blue Cross Blue Shield network members for allegedly anti-competitively divvying up the U.S. insurance market, finding the doctors and physician practices cannot get around a settlement from an earlier lawsuit.
October 27, 2021
Judge Suggests BCBS Members Steer Antitrust Claim Funds

An Alabama federal judge said Wednesday that he was unlikely to shift the claims administration process for the $2.67 billion deal resolving subscriber antitrust claims against the Blue Cross Blue Shield network in the way suggested by the U.S. Department of Labor to protect health plans.
October 20, 2021
DOL Says $2.7B BCBS Deal Puts Employers Over ERISA Plans

The U.S. Department of Labor urged an Alabama federal judge Tuesday to force a partial do-over of the $2.67 billion deal resolving subscriber antitrust claims against the Blue Cross Blue Shield network, arguing the settlement improperly excludes health plans from receiving payouts.
September 07, 2021
Don't Fret Over Antitrust Deal's ERISA Impact, BCBS Says

Blue Cross Blue Shield says the government shouldn't worry that the insurance giant's planned $2.67 billion deal to resolve subscribers' antitrust claims in Alabama federal court could lead employers to mishandle assets in their workers' health plans.
July 28, 2021
Providers Say BCBS Can't Argue It's A Single Entity

Health care providers accusing Blue Cross Blue Shield organizations of thwarting competition by carving up the national market into service areas and refusing to compete against each other are asking an Alabama federal court to revisit the insurers' argument that it is a single entity.

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