UNITED STATES OF AMERICA et al v. ANTHEM, INC. et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:16-cv-01493

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Judge:

Amy Berman Jackson

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  1. December 21, 2016

    Anthem, Cigna Discord Could Give DOJ Edge In Merger Trial

    Cigna Corp.'s seeming lack of enthusiasm about its $54 billion merger with rival Anthem Inc. has given the U.S. Department of Justice a leg up in an ongoing trial in D.C. federal court over claims the deal will harm competition, experts say.

  2. December 20, 2016

    Anthem Tries To Raise Bar For DOJ In $54B Merger Trial

    Anthem Inc. urged a D.C. federal judge Monday to raise the Department of Justice's burden of proof in an antitrust trial over its $54 billion merger with Cigna Corp., saying the agency must show that the deal will make certain medical providers unprofitable.

  3. December 14, 2016

    DOJ's Case 'Internally Tortured,' Anthem Says At Merger Trial

    The Department of Justice's admission that a $54 billion merger between Anthem Inc. and Cigna Corp. would cut provider rates is proof that the government's case to block the deal is "internally tortured," Anthem told a D.C. federal judge at the start of the trial's second phase Wednesday.

  4. December 13, 2016

    Anthem's Defense In $54B Merger Trial Met With Skepticism

    A D.C. federal judge appeared dissatisfied with the evidence Anthem Inc. has put forth to show that its $54 billion proposed merger with Cigna Corp. wouldn't harm competition during a rare session in an antitrust bench trial Tuesday.

  5. December 12, 2016

    Aetna Execs Say ACA Flight Not Spurred By Humana Merger

    Top Aetna Inc. executives on Monday denied that the health insurer's decision to withdraw from various Affordable Care Act exchanges is meant to evade antitrust scrutiny surrounding its $37 billion merger with Humana Inc., testifying in D.C. federal court that the individual health plan markets are simply too risky a venture.

  6. December 08, 2016

    Anthem Loses Bid To Call Back Expert In $54B Merger Trial

    A D.C. federal judge on Thursday rejected Anthem Inc.'s bid to recall its key expert witness in an ongoing antitrust trial over its $54 billion proposed merger with Cigna Corp., finding the economist had plenty of time to address arguments from his counterpart retained by the U.S. Department of Justice.

  7. December 08, 2016

    DOJ Fights Anthem's Bid To Recall Witness At Merger Trial

    The U.S. Department of Justice fired back Wednesday against Anthem Inc.’s bid to recall its key expert witness in an ongoing antitrust trial over its $54 billion proposed merger with Cigna Corp., saying the economist already addressed the proposed “rebuttal testimony” his first time on the stand.

  8. December 07, 2016

    Anthem Seeks To Call Back Expert In $54B Merger Trial

    Anthem Inc. asked a D.C. federal judge Wednesday for permission to call its key expert witness back to the stand in an ongoing antitrust trial over its $54 billion proposed merger with Cigna Corp., saying the U.S. Department of Justice's expert raised issues for the first time on rebuttal.

  9. December 02, 2016

    DOJ Expert Defends Analysis Of Anthem-Cigna Harms

    The U.S. Department of Justice's key expert witness in a challenge to Anthem's Inc.'s proposed $54 billion merger with Cigna Corp. fended off criticism to his economic analysis finding the deal harms competition, testifying at trial Friday that his methods were more accurate than those used by Anthem's experts.

  10. December 01, 2016

    Economist Rallies To Defense Of $54B Anthem-Cigna Deal

    An economist hired by Anthem Inc. assured a D.C. federal judge Thursday that the health insurer's $54 billion merger with Cigna Corp. would generate $2.4 billion in cost savings that will benefit customers, providing a key defense to a U.S. Department of Justice suit claiming the deal is anticompetitive.