United Biologics, LLC v. American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, et al

  1. February 21, 2019

    Jury Verdict Clearing Allergy Advocacy Group Stands: Judge

    A Texas federal judge refused Thursday to upend a jury verdict clearing an allergy patient advocacy group of allegations that it participated in an anti-competitive scheme to lock remote treatment providers out of the market, saying there is nothing to show the jury ignored evidence of the group's alleged interference.

  2. March 28, 2018

    Jury Clears Allergy Advocacy Group In Antitrust Suit

    A Texas federal jury has shot down allegations that an allergy patient advocacy group participated in an anti-competitive scheme to lock remote treatment providers out of the market for allergy services.

  3. January 05, 2018

    Thermo Fisher, Phadia To Exit Allergy Test Antitrust Suit

    A remote allergy service provider has agreed to drop antitrust claims against Phadia US Inc. and Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. in a suit alleging Phadia partook in a conspiracy to restrict allergy testing, about two months before a scheduled trial, according to dismissal papers filed in Texas federal court on Friday.

  4. October 04, 2017

    Allergy Care Antitrust Case Headed Toward Trial

    A Texas federal judge has allowed an antitrust suit brought by a remote allergy services provider against an allergy advocacy group and an allergy test maker to proceed to trial, ruling that the evidence did not support counterclaims or efforts to have the case tossed.

  5. August 02, 2016

    Allergy Test Maker Says Physician Antitrust Claims Off Base

    The maker of an allergy blood test system on Monday asked a Texas federal judge to cut it loose from an antitrust suit alleging it was part of a conspiracy against a remote allergy services provider, saying United Allergy Services struggled because of a bad business model, not monopolization.

  6. July 20, 2016

    Docs Say Allergists Are Becoming Hostile In Antitrust Suit

    A physician group accusing board-certified allergist organizations of limiting insurance coverage for primary care physicians in violation of antitrust laws told a Texas federal court Tuesday that the allergists' requests for document production and sanctions are meritless and that it's the allergists who haven't been fair during discovery.

  7. July 13, 2016

    Allergist Groups Want Sanctions In Insurance Antitrust Spat

    Board-certified allergist organizations accused of anti-competitive practices that limit insurance coverage for primary care physicians asked a Texas federal court Tuesday to impose sanctions on doctor groups behind the case, contending that the rebuttal testimony of a damages expert violates evidence rules by offering new opinions and analysis.

  8. May 07, 2014

    Judge Won't Block Allergists From Contacting Insurers

    A Texas federal judge on Tuesday denied a bid by the Academy of Allergy & Asthma in Primary Care and United Allergy Services to block coalitions of board-certified allergists accused of anti-competitive practices from contacting insurance companies and other third-party payors.

  9. January 14, 2014

    Allergists Accused Of Shutting Out Competition

    The Academy of Allergy & Asthma in Primary Care and the United Allergy Services hit several coalitions of board-certified allergists, including the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, with a lawsuit in Texas federal court Monday, alleging anti-competitive practices.