ROYAL MILE COMPANY, INC. et al v. UPMC et al

  1. April 23, 2013

    Highmark Objects To Giving UPMC $5M Antitrust Deal Docs

    Highmark Inc. said Tuesday that a court-appointed special master in Pennsylvania federal court erred in ordering the health insurer to provide documents relating to a proposed $5 million settlement to its co-defendant in an antitrust class action, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, arguing the communications are protected.

  2. April 10, 2013

    Highmark Should Give UPMC $5M Antitrust Deal Docs: Report

    A Pennsylvania federal court-appointed special master said Monday that Highmark Inc. should hand over documents to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center related to Highmark's proposed $5 million settlement with a group of health insurance buyers in a putative antitrust class action over inflated rates.

  3. March 14, 2013

    Highmark Rips Class Members' Bid To Exit $5M Antitrust Deal

    Highmark Inc. on Thursday slammed class members seeking to withdraw from a proposed $4.8 million settlement in an antitrust suit targeting it and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, saying their request for a hearing over the withdrawal was rooted in inaccuracies.

  4. January 29, 2013

    Greed Behind Bid To Yank $5M Deal, Highmark Says

    Health insurer Highmark Inc. urged a Pennsylvania federal judge Monday to reject a bid to withdraw a $4.8 million proposed settlement in a putative antitrust class action and disqualify the law firm of Del Sole Cavanagh & Stroyd, accusing the opposing counsel of greed and dishonesty.

  5. January 22, 2013

    Plaintiffs Drop $5M Deal In Highmark Antitrust Dispute

    The class action plaintiffs in an antitrust suit against Highmark Inc. filed to withdraw a proposed settlement in Pennsylvania federal court on Friday, contending that the insurer had misled them in regard to its concessions while negotiating the agreement.

  6. January 17, 2013

    UPMC Can't Challenge $5M Antitrust Deal, Highmark Says

    Highmark Inc. told a Pennsylvania federal court Wednesday that the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center lacks standing to challenge a $4.8 million settlement Highmark reached with a proposed class of health insurance buyers as they press their antitrust case against UPMC.

  7. November 27, 2012

    Judge Balks At $4.8M Deal In Highmark Antitrust Suit

    A Pittsburgh federal judge put off deciding whether to approve a $4.8 million class action antitrust settlement between Highmark Inc. and health insurance buyers Monday, saying she needed more information quantifying the value that class members would get out of the deal.

  8. October 30, 2012

    Highmark Fires Back In UPMC Antitrust Dispute

    Highmark Inc. argued Friday that a proposed class action accusing it of conspiring with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to inflate insurance rates cannot survive because of a 90-year-old U.S. Supreme Court finding that damages cannot be awarded in a dispute over allegedly anti-competitive rates if a regulatory agency already approved those rates.

  9. October 24, 2012

    UPMC Claims Highmark Funded 'Sham Lawsuit'

    The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center on Tuesday accused Highmark Inc. of aiding a "collusive, sham lawsuit" that blames the hospital for soaring health plan rates, saying a $4.8 million settlement the insurer inked this month merely funds a business agenda disguised as consumer advocacy.

  10. October 04, 2012

    $5M Settlement Enlists Highmark In UPMC Antitrust Fight

    Health insurer Highmark Inc. will shell out up to $4.8 million and help health insurance buyers who filed an antitrust suit against Highmark and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center make their case against UPMC as part of a class settlement, the plaintiffs said Thursday.

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