QLM ASSOCIATES, INC. v. MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC. et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:04-cv-05184

Court:

New Jersey

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Claire C. Cecchi

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  1. February 19, 2009

    Court Approves $69M Insurance Brokers Settlement

    A federal court has issued a final approval of a $69 million settlement filed by insurance broker Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. as part of a massive two-pronged multidistrict litigation suit against some of the nation’s largest insurance brokers and companies over alleged misconduct in commercial cases and employee benefit plans.

  2. July 07, 2008

    Insurance Cos. Settle For $69M In Bid-Rigging MDL

    Insurance broker Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. has filed a proposed settlement totaling $69 million as part of a massive two-pronged multidistrict litigation suit against some of the nation's largest insurance brokers and companies over alleged misconduct in commercial cases and employee benefit plans.

  3. November 05, 2007

    Insurance Antitrust Defendents Fight For Stay

    The defendants in a class action over anti-competitive conduct in the insurance industry on Friday insisted that, despite arguments from several plaintiffs, not staying the case as it goes through the appeals court would cause the multidistrict litigation to “degenerate into piecemeal litigation of common issue.”

  4. October 11, 2007

    Plaintiffs Buck Ruling In Insurance Antitrust Case

    The plaintiffs in an antitrust class action suit against the largest insurance companies in the United States are fighting a federal court's dismissal of the allegations last month, filing an appeal of the decision on Wednesday.

  5. October 01, 2007

    Ruling Brings An End To Insurance Antitrust Suit

    A district court judge has closed the book on an antitrust class action suit filed against the country's largest insurance companies, dismissing the final federal charges pending against them and refusing to allow plaintiffs the chance to amend. But a separate ERISA track in the case remains active.

  6. September 05, 2007

    Judge OKs $28M Insurance Suit Settlement

    A federal judge has given the green light to a $28 million deal that will lay to rest claims against Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. in a dual-pronged antitrust class action accusing a group of insurers and brokers of conspiring to eliminate competition and reap supra-competitive prices.

  7. September 04, 2007

    Brokers Score In Antitrust Conspiracy Class Action

    A group of insurers and brokers has won a boost in a dual-pronged antitrust case accusing its members of conspiring to eliminate competition and reap supra-competitive profits, with a federal judge scrapping the claims after finding that the plaintiffs failed to supply sufficient facts to establish a global agreement among the broker competitors.

  8. June 22, 2007

    Insurers Bank On Twombly To Get Suit Dismissed

    Some of the country's largest insurance companies became the latest high-profile defendants to cite the U.S. Supreme Court's recent Twombly ruling on Thursday when they argued a court should dismiss a class action against them.

  9. June 20, 2007

    Attorneys Seek $9M In Fees In Insurance Case

    The latest motion to settle in the antitrust scandal affecting some of the nation's largest insurers and brokers asks for almost $9 million for the plaintiff attorneys' fees from the defendant, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

  10. June 19, 2007

    Court Seals Documents In Insurance Case

    Despite protests from plaintiffs, a district court has granted a motion to seal documents in the consolidated antitrust suit pending against some of the nation's largest insurers.