In Re Blue Cross Blue Shield Antitrust Litigation MDL 2406

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Case Number:

2:13-cv-20000

Court:

Alabama Northern

Nature of Suit:

890 Other Statutory Actions

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Judge R David Proctor

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August 20, 2025
$2.8B BCBS Antitrust Deal Approved With $759M For Attys

An Alabama federal judge has approved a $2.8 billion settlement between Blue Cross Blue Shield and a class of medical providers in a landmark antitrust case, with $759 million going to Whatley Kallas LLP and other law firms for attorney fees and costs.
July 14, 2025
BCBS Defends $2.8B Provider Antitrust Deal Amid Objections

Blue Cross Blue Shield asked an Alabama federal judge on Friday to approve a $2.8 billion antitrust settlement with hospitals and other healthcare providers over its territorial policies, arguing that recent objections to the deal's release provision are meritless and the settlement preserves "key, procompetitive features" of the insurance system.
March 26, 2025
BCBS Settlement Opt-Outs Ordered To Disclose Funding Deals

Four law firms representing hospitals that opted out of the landmark $2.8 billion Blue Cross Blue Shield antitrust settlement must disclose whether their clients were motivated by a "quick payment" from litigation funders, an Alabama federal judge ordered Tuesday.
March 05, 2025
BCBS Hit With New Antitrust Suits By $2.8B Deal Opt-Outs

Dozens of hospitals and healthcare systems that opted out of a landmark $2.8 billion Blue Cross Blue Shield antitrust settlement filed fresh Sherman Act lawsuits against the insurance entities in Pennsylvania, California and Illinois federal courts Tuesday, accusing them of colluding to restrict competition for the purchase of healthcare services.
February 27, 2025
Polsinelli Blocked From Repping BCBS Settlement Opt-Outs

An Alabama federal judge has disqualified Polsinelli PC from representing hospitals that opt out of a landmark $2.8 billion Blue Cross Blue Shield antitrust settlement, even as other firms are licking their lips at the prospect of a multibillion-dollar bonanza of opt-out litigation.
December 05, 2024
Providers' $2.8B BCBS Antitrust Deal Gets Judge's Initial OK

An Alabama federal judge has given his initial approval for a $2.8 billion settlement inked between Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and a proposed class of medical providers in a more than 12-year-old antitrust case targeting association rules.
November 14, 2024
Emergency Medical Providers Oppose $2.8B BCBS Deal

A group of emergency clinic medical providers objected to the $2.8 billion settlement a broader class of medical providers reached with the Blue Cross Blue Shield network of insurers last month, as attorneys for the overall class boasted that the settlement would transform the insurers and bring historic payouts.
October 15, 2024
'Extraordinary' Blue Cross Deal Includes $2.8B Payout

The Blue Cross Blue Shield network will shell out $2.8 billion and invest "hundreds of millions" more overhauling its claims systems to soften barriers between members, in a massive antitrust settlement disclosed Monday in Alabama federal court under which healthcare providers' counsel stands to reap up to $700 million.
March 08, 2023
Only Small Bond Needed For $2B BCBS Deal Objections

Home Depot and others who are objecting to a $2.67 billion settlement with Blue Cross Blue Shield will only have to post a $5,000 bond in order to appeal the court's order, a far cry from the $113 million that the judge was originally asked to approve.
August 09, 2022
Boies Schiller, Hausfeld Score $627M In Fees In BCBS MDL

An Alabama federal judge awarded $626.6 million in attorney fees and another $40.9 million in costs on Tuesday to Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, Hausfeld LLP and other lawyers who scored a $2.67 billion class award for subscribers in multidistrict litigation against Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers.

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