Abira Medical Laboratories, LLC v. Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Connecticut et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:24-cv-00872

Court:

Connecticut

Nature of Suit:

Insurance

Judge:

Sarala V. Nagala

Firms

  1. March 11, 2026

    Anthem Beats Lab's $1.9M ERISA Payment Demand

    Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Connecticut has prevailed in a medical laboratory's $1.9 million contract and ERISA lawsuit over allegations the insurer refused to pay for out-of-network tests.

  2. August 07, 2025

    Anthem Seeks Exit From Lab's $3.8M Insurance Suit

    Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Connecticut again asked a federal judge to let it out of a lab's $3.8 million suit alleging the company failed to pay 3,000 insurance claims for medical tests, arguing that the lab's second amended complaint didn't make up for the deficiencies that got most of the first one dismissed.

  3. July 03, 2025

    Anthem Dodges Most Claims In Lab's $3.8M Insurance Suit

    A federal judge has dismissed a lab's $3.8 million suit against Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Connecticut over nearly 3,000 unpaid insurance claims related to medical testing, finding the majority were barred by anti-assignment provisions, ERISA preemption and contractual time limits.

  4. December 06, 2024

    Anthem Wants Testing Lab's $3.8M Suit Axed Or Split Up

    Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Connecticut has asked a federal court to toss a testing lab's lawsuit seeking $3.8 million for allegedly unpaid bills, arguing that batches large and small of the more than 3,000 unpaid claims were preempted by federal law, filed years too late or barred from being assigned to the lab to collect.

  5. July 22, 2024

    Anthem Blue Cross Wants Lab's $3.8M Suit Tossed

    Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Connecticut has asked a federal judge to toss a medical lab's lawsuit seeking nearly $3.8 million from it for refusing to pay for or underpaying for lab work and COVID-19 tests, arguing the claims are "baseless."

  6. May 15, 2024

    Anthem Blue Cross Owes $3.8M For COVID Tests, Lab Says

    Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Connecticut should be forced to pay nearly $3.8 million for medical laboratory work, including COVID-19 tests, that the insurer either denied, underpaid or failed to acknowledge, according to a federal lawsuit by a New Jersey-based company with facilities in Pennsylvania.