ROYAL MILE COMPANY, INC. et al v. UPMC et al

  1. February 11, 2020

    Settlement Over Highmark Small-Group Plans Gets First OK

    A $7.5 million settlement over insurer Highmark Inc.'s alleged collusion with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to drive out competitors received preliminary approval Tuesday from a Pennsylvania federal judge.

  2. January 21, 2020

    Judge Questions Fees, Costs For Class Attys In Highmark Suit

    A Pennsylvania federal judge was "troubled" that attorneys could claim almost $6 million of a $7.5 million settlement between Highmark Inc. and the health insurer's customers, asking the plaintiffs' team Tuesday for a brief justifying their costs and fees before granting preliminary approval to the settlement and notifying class members.

  3. December 20, 2019

    Highmark Settles Insurance Buyers' Antitrust Suit For $7.5M

    Highmark Inc. on Friday agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a suit brought by a Pittsburgh hotel owner that the Allegheny County region's largest insurer and largest hospital provider conspired to block small-group insurance plans from the market.

  4. March 01, 2019

    Hotel's Class Cert. 'Premature' In Highmark Antitrust Suit

    A Pittsburgh hotel owner hoping to represent employers allegedly harmed by collusion between Highmark Inc. and the University of Pittsburgh Health System was denied class certification Friday by a Pennsylvania federal judge, who said the parties in the lawsuit improperly skipped a required analysis of an expert witness's methods.

  5. September 19, 2018

    Insurer Says Hotel Can't Prove Alleged Conspiracy's Impact

    Attorneys for insurer Highmark Inc. argued Wednesday that a Pennsylvania federal judge should deny certification to a proposed class action because an expert witness for a Pittsburgh-area hotel chain didn't show her methods for linking higher health care premiums to an alleged "truce" between Highmark and a rival.

  6. May 21, 2018

    Highmark Fights Cert. In Antitrust Suit Over Insurance Rates

    Highmark Inc. slammed a hotel company's bid for class certification in an antitrust row over allegations the health insurer conspired with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to restrict competition for small-group insurance plans, saying Friday in Pennsylvania federal court the company failed to identify an "ascertainable" class.

  7. August 15, 2017

    Highmark Must Face Antitrust Suit Over Insurance Rates

    A Pennsylvania federal judge said Tuesday that Highmark Inc.'s efforts to win state approval for its allegedly inflated small-group health insurance rates could not shield it from potential liability in a class action claiming it conspired with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to exclude competitors from the market.

  8. September 21, 2016

    Judge Says Pa. Tavern Can't Get Rate Data In Antitrust Row

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday denied on relevancy grounds a bid by a Wexford, Pennsylvania, tavern to force health insurer Highmark Inc. to hand over data on the rates it charged in a proposed antitrust class action accusing Highmark of inflating its prices.

  9. March 18, 2016

    Highmark Calls Rate Info Requests A Burden In Antitrust Fight

    Highmark Inc. said Thursday that a special master got it wrong and handing the company an unfair burden when it recommended the insurer turn over years of details about its pricing rates to a hotel chain in a proposed antitrust class action accusing the insurer of inflating its prices.

  10. March 03, 2016

    Highmark Ordered to Turn Over Pricing Info In Antitrust Row

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Thursday recommended that an insurer turn over the details about its pricing rates to a hotel chain leading a proposed class action that accused it and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center of inflating the price of small group insurance plans.