Oscar Insurance Company of Fl. v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield, et al

  1. February 22, 2021

    Oscar Drops Florida Blue Cross Exclusivity Rules Fight

    Oscar Insurance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida have asked the Eleventh Circuit to dismiss Oscar's appeal in its case targeting Florida Blues' rules barring agents from selling insurance policies offered by other companies.

  2. January 19, 2021

    DOJ Tells 11th Circ. New Law Supports Oscar's Fla. Blue Case

    The U.S. Department of Justice has told the Eleventh Circuit that a recently passed law preventing health insurance companies from claiming immunity from antitrust allegations supports Oscar Insurance's suit challenging Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida's exclusivity rules.

  3. November 20, 2020

    11th Circ. Questions Oscar, Florida Blue On Exclusivity Rules

    An Eleventh Circuit panel during oral arguments Friday grilled Oscar Insurance, the U.S. Department of Justice and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida over the latter's rules barring agents from selling insurance policies offered by other companies and whether the exclusivity requirement was protected from federal antitrust law.

  4. November 06, 2020

    DOJ Antitrust Head To Target BCBS Immunity At 11th Circ.

    The chief of the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division will speak before the Eleventh Circuit as part of the department's move to support Oscar Insurance Co.'s request that the appeals court revive its case against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida's rules that bar agents from selling insurance policies offered by other companies.

  5. February 26, 2020

    Profs Back Fla. Blue Cross Exclusivity Rules At 11th Circ.

    Law and economics professors have thrown their support behind Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, telling the Eleventh Circuit that its rules barring agents from selling competing insurance policies are exempt from federal antitrust scrutiny.

  6. February 20, 2020

    Fla. Blue Cross Defends Exclusivity Rules At 11th Circ.

    Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida has told the Eleventh Circuit that its rules barring agents from selling competing insurance policies are exempt from federal antitrust law, despite contentions from rival Oscar Insurance Co. and the U.S. Department of Justice.

  7. January 07, 2020

    DOJ Backs 11th Circ. Challenge To Fla. Blue Cross Rules

    The U.S. Department of Justice has thrown its weight behind Oscar Insurance Co.'s request to the Eleventh Circuit to revive its case targeting Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida's rules that bar agents from selling insurance policies offered by other companies.

  8. December 17, 2019

    BCBS Exclusivity Rules Not Antitrust Immune, 11th Circ. Told

    Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida's rules barring agents from selling insurance policies offered by other companies should not be shielded from antitrust scrutiny, despite a Florida federal judge's ruling to the contrary, the Eleventh Circuit heard this week.