The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, and Its Employee Welfare Plan v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan

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Case Number:

5:14-cv-11349

Court:

Michigan Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Labor: E.R.I.S.A.

Judge:

Judith E. Levy

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  1. August 03, 2022

    Blue Cross Gets Partial Win In Tribe's Health Care Fraud Suit

    A federal judge has partly granted Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan's bid to escape a Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians lawsuit claiming the insurer committed health care fraud by breaking a promise to give the tribe discounts on treatment.

  2. May 21, 2019

    Blue Cross Can't Escape Tribe's Health Care Fraud Suit

    Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan must face allegations that it committed health care fraud by breaking a promise to give a Native American tribe discounts on treatment, a Michigan federal judge ruled Monday, trimming the lawsuit but refusing to toss it.

  3. June 03, 2016

    Mich. Tribe Says Judge Misunderstood ERISA Claims

    A Michigan tribe urged a federal judge Thursday to reconsider her decision to toss claims that the state's Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliate violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by failing to provide the tribe discounted rates on health claims, arguing the judge had misunderstood the basis of the tribe's ERISA claims.

  4. May 20, 2016

    Insurer Gets Tribe's ERISA Claims Tossed In Payment Row

    A Michigan federal judge freed the state's Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliate Thursday from a tribe's claims that hidden fees tacked on to employee benefit costs violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, saying the tribe's effort to bundle ERISA and state-law claims involved "contradictory" arguments.

  5. July 17, 2015

    Blue Cross Sues Mich. Hospital In Tribal Insurance Row

    Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan filed a third-party complaint in federal court Friday against a Michigan hospital in a suit by the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians alleging the insurer failed to pay "Medicare-like" rates on the tribe's claims.