September 19, 2018
A Pennsylvania federal judge has found that UnitedHealthcare Services Inc. is bound by a $125 million antitrust settlement its outside counsel reached with Cephalon Inc., as the insurer had given every indication that its lawyers were in the clear to sign on its behalf and in-house counsel actively chose not to read or challenge the final agreement.
April 20, 2018
A contract outlining terms of Cephalon Inc.'s $125 million settlement, which resolved allegations it paid competitors to delay generic versions of its Provigil drug, is binding and enforceable, a Pennsylvania federal judge said Friday, but left undetermined if an insurer-claimant's attorneys were authorized to approve the deal.