In Re Blue Cross Blue Shield Antitrust Litigation

  1. April 30, 2024

    $626M Fee Award In BCBS Deal Is Unjust, High Court Told

    A member of the class that settled multidistrict litigation with Blue Cross Blue Shield for $2.67 billion over anti-competitive practices has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up his challenge to the $626 million attorney fees award in the settlement, arguing the Eleventh Circuit's approval of the award runs counter to high court precedent.

  2. October 25, 2023

    11th Circ. Backs Blue Cross' Sprawling $2.67B Antitrust Deal

    The Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday affirmed Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers' $2.67 billion settlement resolving multidistrict litigation alleging anti-competitive practices, finding in a published decision that an Alabama federal court made no mistake in signing off on the deal.

  3. September 22, 2023

    11th Circ. Not Convinced $2.67B Blue Cross Deal Was Bad

    The Eleventh Circuit didn't seem to be buying what objectors to a $2.67 billion antitrust deal with Blue Cross Blue Shield were selling Friday during oral arguments, where the panel heard from more than half a dozen attorneys, and one pro se litigant, on why they should or should not undo the settlement.

  4. June 01, 2023

    Ford Sues BCBS After Opting Out Of $2.7B Antitrust Deal

    Ford Motor Co. hit Blue Cross Blue Shield with an antitrust suit over the insurer's alleged supracompetitive prices in Michigan federal court Wednesday, after the automaker opted out of a $2.7 billion deal in related multidistrict litigation alleging the health insurance giant and its affiliates fixed prices to suppress competition.

  5. March 27, 2023

    More Call For 11th Circ. To Redo $2.67B BCBS Deal

    Three businesses have asked the Eleventh Circuit to reverse an Alabama federal court's approval of a $2.67 billion antitrust deal in multidistrict litigation against Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers.

  6. December 20, 2022

    State Regulators Want 11th Circ. To Tweak $2.67B BCBS Deal

    Insurance regulators from a dozen states led by Oklahoma asked the Eleventh Circuit to tweak an Alabama federal court's approval of a $2.67 billion class antitrust settlement in multidistrict litigation against Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers, to ensure the deal doesn't limit regulatory oversight of "self-funded" plans.

  7. December 13, 2022

    $2.7B BCBS Deal 'Sold Out' Some Claimants, 11th Circ. Told

    Home Depot and others urged the Eleventh Circuit on Monday to upend an Alabama federal court's approval of a $2.67 billion class settlement in multidistrict litigation against Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers, decrying the deal as favoring some employers and claimants over others and "immunizing horizontal restraints of competition."

  8. October 05, 2022

    Subscribers Look To Combine 11th Circ. BCBS Deal Appeals

    The Eleventh Circuit should consolidate and expedite four overlapping appeals filed by a small subgroup of subscribers challenging an Alabama federal court's approval of a $2.67 billion class award settlement in multidistrict litigation against Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers, a group of pro-settlement subscribers told the court Wednesday.