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Case ID: 4358 | Drugs / Medical | 07/22/2005
Thousands of Rhode Islanders will be getting checks from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island. That’s after Blue Cross, the state’s largest health insurer, agreed on July 21, 2005 to settle two class-action lawsuits.
Under approved settlement, Blue Cross has agreed to pay 17.5 million dollars to settle the federal and state suits. The money will go to about 116-thousand current and former Blue Cross customers. Under the settlement, 115,000 people will receive checks from $10 to $25,000, many of them Rhode Islanders. Five plaintiffs each get $25,000. The settlement ends the nine year legal battle. Plaintiffs sought up to $75 million on behalf of people insured by Blue Cross dating back to 1990. Plaintiffs had accused Blue Cross of cheating subscribers by not passing along discounts negotiated for prescription drugs and health services. Blue Cross admits no wrongdoing in the settlements, approved by a state and federal judge. An attorney for the health insurer says the company settled because it would have faced at least one lengthy trial. At Lawcash.com, it is our goal to keep you informed about important legal cases, class actions and settlements. Our lawyers offer free legal evaluations in tort cases, class actions, personal injury, and other lawsuits because we are dedicated to helping you resolve your legal complaints. Other Drugs / Medical Cases of Interest A class action has been filed against biopharmaceutical company InterMune, Inc. (Nasdaq: ITMN) and certain of its officers and directors by stockholders who purchased the company's common stock between January 6 and June 11, 2003. The Tennessee Medical Association and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee have resolved a five-year class action lawsuit over billing and other business practices. A class action has been filed against Aetna Health, Inc., a subsidiary of healthcare giant Aetna, Inc., on behalf of Pennsylvania residents (1) who, between September 26, 1999, and the date of the final judgment in the action, were injured in a motor vehicle accident while insured under an Aetna heathcare plan; and (2) whose tort recovery from the accident was subject to a lien asserted by Aetna. The action seeks compensatory and statutory damages for monies collected via the liens as well as injunctive and declaratory relief.
A class action complaint alleging Gateway Regional Medical Center in Granite City, Illinois inflated charges for uninsured patients will be heard on the hospital's motion to dismiss on Sept. 26. Circuit Judge Daniel Stack will hear the case in place of the retired Judge Philip Kardis.
Kimberly Chronister, Lisa Golino, Julia Holman, Linda Hughes, and Robert Orasco accuse the hospital of charging unfair and unreasonable prices for medical care. The plaintiffs all reside in Illinois. The class has been certified in a class action filed against pharmaceutical benefits manager PCS Health Systems, Inc. on behalf of Oxford Health Plans, Inc. participants who allege that PCS failed to pass on drug rebates and discounts in violation of the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act from March 5, 1995, to March 5, 1998.
A company is caught engaging in anticompetitive behavior, either state or federal antitrust law may be used against it. A class action has been filed against Medco Health Solutions, Inc. and Merck & Company on behalf of California pharmacists, who allege that the companies engaged in anticompetitive behavior in violation of state antitrust law. |
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