January 08, 2026
Dentists targeting an alleged $13 billion antitrust scheme by Delta Dental and its members are asking an Illinois federal court for permission to amend their complaint after the court refused to grant their bid for class certification last year.
September 23, 2025
An Illinois federal court refused to certify a class of dentists in multidistrict litigation targeting an alleged $13 billion antitrust scheme by Delta Dental and its members, finding that dental insurance markets are local, not national in scope.
August 07, 2024
An Illinois federal judge denied a bid from Delta Dental to have the court decide what legal standard should apply to claims that it violated antitrust law through a $13 billion scheme to restrict competition before ruling on a class certification motion.
July 01, 2024
Delta Dental has asked an Illinois federal judge to decide now — prior to ruling on a class certification bid — on the standard of review applicable in a case launched by service providers alleging the dental insurance system and its members are violating antitrust law through a $13 billion scheme to restrict competition.
June 20, 2024
The nation's largest dental insurance system and its members have blasted service providers' bid for class treatment in multidistrict litigation targeting an alleged $13 billion antitrust scheme, telling an Illinois federal judge that the providers' case "is the very antithesis of a proper class action."
February 08, 2024
Dental providers claiming the nation's largest dental insurance system and its members engaged in a $13 billion scheme to restrict competition and lower reimbursement rates told an Illinois federal judge their claims deserve class treatment because common evidence will prove both the alleged conspiracy and its impact.
November 02, 2020
Delta Dental Plans Association, the largest dental plan insurer network in the country, has named general counsel James "Wells" Hutchison its new president and CEO, effective Dec. 1.