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Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Federal Court Permits MultiPlan Antitrust MDL to Proceed: Court Upholds Federal and State Antitrust and Consumer Protection...

On June 3, 2025, Judge Matthew F. Kennelly of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued a sweeping ruling in In re MultiPlan Health Insurance Provider Litigation, largely denying motions to dismiss...more

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Northern District Of Illinois Denies Motion To Dismiss Antitrust Claims In Healthcare Providers’ Price Fixing Lawsuit

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On June 3, 2025, Judge Matthew F. Kennelly denied motions to dismiss federal and state antitrust claims brought by healthcare providers (“plaintiffs”) against MultiPlan (a healthcare payment management service) and...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Health Insurers Under Fire: New Administration Cracks Down on Evasive Pricing Practices

Health insurance regulations are rapidly shifting with unprecedented intensity. Amid growing public outrage over evasive and abusive pricing practices by insurers and years of federal underenforcement, the new administration...more

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Antitrust Lawsuits Accuse Insurers of Conspiring to Deny Fire Insurance to California Homeowners

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On April 18, 2025, law firms representing California homeowners filed a pair of lawsuits accusing dozens of insurance companies of conspiring to deny property insurance to homeowners in fire-prone areas of California,...more

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AGG Talks: Healthcare Insights Podcast - Episode 7: National MultiPlan Litigation: A Guide for Healthcare Providers

In this episode, AGG Healthcare attorneys Jason Bring and Matthew Lavin discuss the national MultiPlan litigation and its impact on healthcare providers. Jason and Matt break down the antitrust violations involving MultiPlan...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Antitrust Exclusion Applies to Claims for Unjust Enrichment and Violation of Consumer Protection Laws

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Applying California law, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California has held that an antitrust exclusion in a D&O policy bars coverage for lawsuits alleging violation of antitrust laws, violation...more

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AIG Won’t Have To Defend Carfax In $50 Million Antitrust Suit

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On March 1, a New York appeals court ruled that American International Group, Inc. (AIG) need not defend Carfax, Inc. against a $50 million suit alleging the company monopolized the vehicle history report market. ...more

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DOJ/FTC Issue Antitrust Guidance Hiring Practices: Insurance Industry Spotlight

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On October 20, the DOJ Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission issued joint guidance for human resources ("HR") professionals regarding the potential antitrust dangers created when competitors make joint decisions...more

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Florida Court Rejects Auto Body Shops' Effort to Revive their Antitrust Claims Against the Auto Insurance Industry

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On May 12, District Judge Gregory Presnell (Middle District of Florida) denied plaintiffs' motion for reconsideration in the In re Auto Body Shop Antitrust Litigation, delivering another victory to insurers seeking to derail...more

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Your daily dose of financial news The Brief – 5.9.16

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Friday’s jobs report underwhelmed, but it shouldn’t necessarily put off a June rate hike by the Fed, says the Journal, especially given the news that wages climbed last month – WSJ... Fair Game got downright monarchical...more

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Insurers Gain Additional Dismissals in the Florida Auto Body Action

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In early 2014, a group of Florida auto body shops sued the leading auto insurers in their state, alleging that the insurers had conspired to suppress the amounts the auto body shops received in reimbursement rates. The case,...more

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Insurer Actions Cut the Heart Out of Out-of-Network Providers

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Aetna Life Insurance Company recently won a $37 million verdict against a group of Northern California surgical centers, Bay Area Surgical Management, LLC and its affiliates (collectively, Bay Area), for an alleged...more

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UnitedHealth Settles NY Attorney General Antitrust Probe

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In early January, the New York Attorney General's Office announced that it had reached an agreement with UnitedHealth that would conclude the AG Office's investigation into UnitedHealth's marketing of elder care and nursing...more

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