UPMC v. HIGHMARK, INC. et al
Case Number:
2:12-cv-00692
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Firms
- Blank Rome
- Buchanan Ingersoll
- Frank Gale Bails
- Jones Day
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Latham & Watkins
- Meyer Unkovic
- Morgan Lewis
- Reed Smith
- Ropes & Gray
- Schnader Harrison
- Strassburger McKenna
- Troutman Pepper
- Tucker Arensberg
- Wilson Sonsini
Companies
- Alvarez & Marsal Holdings LLC
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
- West Penn Allegheny Health System Inc.
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December 20, 2013
2012 Highmark-UPMC Deal Approved, Suits To Be Dropped
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday ordered the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and insurer Highmark Inc. to dismiss their dueling antitrust lawsuits and agreed to enforce a settlement agreement they reached in 2012.
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November 25, 2013
Highmark Calls UPMC Settlement Promises 'Meaningless'
Highmark Inc. on Friday again asked a Pennsylvania federal judge to force the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to sign a tentative settlement they had reached to end an antitrust suit over Highmark's acquisition of a hospital system, saying the court should not allow UPMC to get out of a deal it had already agreed to.
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November 15, 2013
Highmark Toyed With Antitrust Settlement Terms, UPMC Says
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center said Thursday that Highmark Inc. revised a potential settlement they reached in an antitrust suit over Highmark's acquiring a rival hospital system, and that UPMC should not have to sign the new version of the deal, which it says it had never agreed to.
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October 29, 2013
Highmark, UPMC Tentative Deal To End Antitrust Suit Hits Snag
Highmark Inc. asked a Pennsylvania federal court Tuesday to force the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to sign a mutual release, containing clarifying language, in the tentative agreement meant to end their long-running antitrust dispute over Highmark's acquisition of a rival hospital system.
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October 23, 2013
UPMC, Highmark Agree To Drop Antitrust Dispute
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Highmark Inc. have reached a tentative agreement to put an end to a long-running antitrust dispute between UPMC and a rival hospital system the insurer recently acquired, the companies said Wednesday.
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September 04, 2013
UPMC Accuses Highmark Of Stalling In Antitrust Battle
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center on Tuesday challenged a bid by insurer Highmark Inc. and its recently acquired health system to halt all activity in an antitrust class action brought against UPMC and Highmark, arguing Highmark is stonewalling.
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August 13, 2013
UPMC Blasts Highmark's Jurisdiction Claims In Deal Dispute
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center on Monday urged a Pennsylvania federal court to enforce a settlement obligating Highmark Inc. to drop antitrust claims against the hospital system after completing an affiliation deal with a UPMC rival, saying Highmark had wrongly claimed that the court lacks jurisdiction.
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July 23, 2013
Highmark Hits Back In UPMC Antitrust Settlement Battle
Highmark Inc. fired back at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pennsylvania federal court Monday over the hospital's effort to make the court enforce a settlement agreement supposedly obligating a Highmark affiliate to drop antitrust claims against UPMC after completing the affiliation deal.
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June 27, 2013
Highmark Flouting Settlement In Antitrust Row, UPMC Says
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center pushed a Pennsylvania federal court Thursday to enforce Highmark Inc.'s agreement to dismiss — following the close of an affiliation deal with West Penn Allegheny Health System Inc. — antitrust claims lodged by West Penn against UPMC.
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May 21, 2013
Highmark Says UPMC Can't Fight Sanctions In Antitrust Row
Highmark Inc. on Tuesday defended its bid for sanctions against The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in the contentious antitrust battle over Highmark's acquisition of West Penn Allegheny Health System Inc., saying UPMC has created an "alternate universe" by staunchly opposing the sanctions.