Stephen Simon v. Value Behavioral Health (United States District Court for the Central District of California, civil action SA-CV96-0711 GLT (EEx))
Defended eight ERISA plan sponsors and medical insurers (including Blue Cross plans) in an antitrust action by an out-of-program mental health care provider claiming that a wide ranging conspiracy existed among scores of insurers, plan administrators and plan sponsors to establish agreed compensation standards which foreclosed competition from non-PPO providers. Our clients and most of the complaint were dismissed, which was upheld on appeal to the Ninth Circuit.
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