IN RE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ANTITRUST LITIGATION

Case No. 2:13-cv-20000-RDP.

IN RE: BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ANTITRUST LITIGATION, (MDL No. 2406.).

United States District Court, N.D. Alabama, Southern Division.

February 6, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Special Master, Special Master, represented by Edgar C Gentle, III , GENTLE PICKENS & TURNER.

Plaintiffs' Counsel, Plaintiff, represented by Joseph H Webster , CHAPMAN LEWIS & SWAN PLLC, Megan Jones , HAUSFELD LLP, Richard A Feinstein , BOIES SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP, William Butterfield , Hausfeld LLP, Aaron S Podhurst , PODHURST ORSECK PA, Andrea Layne Stackhouse , Jones Ward PLC, Andrew England Brashier , BEASLEY ALLEN CROW METHVIN PORTIS & mILES PC, Andrew J Kochanowski , SOMMERS SCHWARTZ PC, Andrew Allen Lemmon , Lemmon Law Firm, Andrew M Stone , STONE LAW FIRM LLC, Anna Louise Hart , CORY WATSON CROWDER & DEGARIS PC, Annesley H DeGaris , CORY WATSON CROWDER & DEGARIS, Archibald I Grubb, II , BEASLEY ALLEN CROW METHVIN PORTIS & MILES PC, Arthur N Bailey, Jr , HAUSFELD LLP, Augusta S Dowd , WHITE ARNOLD & DOWD PC, Barry A Ragsdale , SIROTE & PERMUTT PC, Ben W Gordon, Jr , LEVIN PAPANTONIO THOMAS MITCHELL RAFFERTY & PROCTOR, Benjamin L Barnes , Benjamin L Barnes Attorney @ Counselor at Law, Benjamin J Sweet , CARLSON LYNCH LTD, Bradley A Wasser , LAW OFFICES OF DAVID BALTO, Brian M Clark , WIGGINS CHILDS PANTAZIS FISHER & GOLDFARB, Brian E Wojtalewicz , WOJTALEWICZ LAW FIRM LTD, Bruce C Jones , JONES & SWARTZ PLLC, Bryan L Clobes , CAFFERTY CLOBES MERIWETHER & SPRENGEL LLP, Carl S Kravitz , Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, Carl Wesley Pittman , THE PITTMAN FIRM PA, Casey Langston Lott , LANGTSON & LOTT, P.A., Charles D Hudson , PENN AND SEABORN LLC, Charles C Hunter , THE HAYES LAW FIRM, Charles M Thompson , CHARLES M THOMPSON PC, Charles R Watkins , DONALDSON & GUIN LLC, Christina D Crow , JINKS CROW & DICKSON PC, Christopher T Cain , SCOTT & CAIN, Christopher L Coffin , PENDLEY BAUDIN & COFFIN LLP, Christopher T Hellums , PITTMAN DUTTON & HELLUMS PC, Cyril V Smith, III , ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER LLP, D Brian Hufford , Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, Dale Ernest Akins , AKINS LAW FIRM, Daniel E Gustafson , GUSTAFSON GLUEK PLLC, Daniel C Hedlund , GUSTAFSON GLUEK PLLC, Daniel Patrick Moylan , Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, Daniel A Small , COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL PLLC, David A Balto , LAW OFFICES OF DAVID BALTO, David Boies , BOIES SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP, David A Ettinger , HONIGMAN MILLER SCHWARTZ AND COHN LLP, David J Guin , GUIN STOKES & EVANS LLC, David J Hodge , MORRIS KING & HODGE, David M Wilkerson , THE VAN WINKLE LAW FIRM, Deborah J Winegard , WHATLEY KALLAS LLC, Debra B Hayes , THE HAYES LAW FIRM, Dennis G Pantazis , WIGGINS CHILDS PANTAZIS FISHER & GOLDFARB LLC, Dennis Craig Reich , REICH & BINSTOCK LLP, Dianne M Nast , NASTLAW LLC, Donna Smith Cude , JOHN D. SAXON PC, Douglas A Dellaccio, Jr , CORY WATSON CROWDER & DEGARIS PC, Edgar Hyde Carby , CARBY & CARBY PC, Edgar Dean Gankendorff , PROVOATY & GANKENDORFF LLC, Edith M Kallas , WHATLEY KALLAS LLC, Edward K Wood, Jr , WOOD LAW FIRM LLC, Edwin J Kilpela, Jr , CARLSON LYNCH LTD, Ellen M Ahrens , GUSTAFSON GLUEK PLLC, Ellen Meriwether , CAFFERTY CLOBES MERIWETHER & SPRENGEL LLP, Eric R Belin , PROVOSTY & GANKENDORFF LLC, Eric B Swartz , JONES & SWARTZ PLLC, Erin C Burns , NASTLAW LLC, Gail A McQuilkin , KOZYAK TROPIN & THROCKMORTON PA, Garrett D Blanchfield , REINHARDT WENDORF & BLANCHFIELD, Gary E Mason , WHITFIELD BRYSON & MASON LLP, Gerald F. Easter , GERALD F. EASTER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Glen M Connor , QUINN CONNOR WEAVER DAVIES & ROUCO, Gregory L Davis , DAVIS & TALIAFERRO LLC, H Lewis Gillis , MEANS GILLIS LAW, LLC, Harley S Tropin , KOZYAK TROPIN & THROCKMORTON PA, Henry C Quillen , WHATLEY KALLAS LLP, Herman Watson, Jr , WATSON MCKINNEY LLP, Hope S Marshall , WHITE ARNOLD & DOWD PC, Irma L Netting , Lemmon Law Firm, J Michael Malone , Hendren & Malone PLLC, J Allen Schreiber , BURKE HARVEY LLC, J Mark White , WHITE ARNOLD & DOWD PC, Jacob T. E. Stutzman , CARROLL WARREN & PARKER PLLC, James G Adams, Jr , EYSTER KEY TUBB ROTH MIDDLETON & ADAMS LLP, James P Carr , YUHL CARR LLP, James M Terrell , MCCALLUM METHVIN & TERRELL PC, James L Warren, III , CARROLL WARREN & PARKER PLLC, Janet Brooks Holmes , McKay Cauthen Settana and Stubley, Jason R Rathod , WHITFIELD BRYSON & MASON LLP, Jason J Thompson , SOMMERS SCHWARTZ PC, Javier Asis Lopez , KOZYAK TROPIN & THROCKMORTON PA, Joe R Whatley, Jr , WHATLEY KALLAS LLP, Joey K James , BUNCH & JAMES, John Clark Davis , JOHN C DAVIS PC, John Gravante, III , PODHURST ORSECK PA, John R. Holton , Deal Cooper Holton PLLC, John Doyle Nalley , LOVELL & NALLEY, John W Partin , PENN & SEABORN LLC, John W Reis , COZEN O'CONNOR, John D Saxon , JOHN D SAXON PC, John R Wylie , DONALDSON GUIN LLC, Jonathan Charles Little , SAEED & LITTLE, LLP, Jonathan S Mann , PITTMAN DUTTON & HELLUMS, Joseph Preston Strom, Jr , STROM LAW FIRM LLC, Julia Smeds Roth , EYSTER KEY TUBB ROTH MIDDLETON & ADAMS LLP, Justin W Bernick , HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP, Katherine R Brown , WHITE ARNOLD ANDREWS & DOWD PC, Kathleen Currie Chavez , FOOTE MIELKE CHAVEZ & O'NEAL LLC, Kathleen Simpson Kiernan , BOIES SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP, Kevin J Stoops , SOMMERS SCHWARTZ PC, L Shane Seaborn , PENN & SEABORN LLC, Lance Craig Young , SOMMERS SCHWARTZ PC, Lara F Phillip , HONIGMAN MILLER SCHWARTZ & COHN LLP, Laura Alexander , COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL PLLC, Lawrence L. Jones, II , JONES WARD PLC, Lee McArthur Scott , Linda G Flippo , WHITE ARNOLD & DOWD PC, Lisa N Hayes , REINHARDT WENDORF & BLANCHFIELD, Lynn W Jinks, III , JINKS CROW & DICKSON PC, M Stephen Dampier , THE DAMPIER LAW FIRM PC, M Patrick McDowell , BRUNINI GRANTHAM GROWER & HEWES PLLC, MICHAEL J. MCCARRIE , ARTZ HEALTH LAW, Margery S. Bronster , BRONSTER HOSHIBATA, Mark K Gray , GRAY & WHITE, Mark J Murphy , Mooney Green Saindon Murphy and Welch PC, Matthew J Herman , FOOTE MIELKE CHAVEZ & O'NEIL LLC, Matthew P Weinshall , PODHURST ORSECK PA, Meghan M Boone , COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL PLLC, Melinda Coolidge , HAUSFELD LLP, Michael E Gurley, Jr , WOOD LAW FIRM LLC, Michael D Hausfeld , HAUSFELD LLP, Michael P McGartland , MCGARTLAND LAW FIRM PLLC, Michael J. Sudekum , MANDEL AND MANDEL, LLP, Mitchell Lloyd Berry , DYKE GOLDSHOLL & WINZERLING PLC, Myron C Penn , PENN & SEABORN LLC, Nathan A Dickson, II , JINKS CROW & DICKSON PC, Nicholas R Rockforte , Pendley Baudin & Coffin LLP, Nicholas B Roth , EYSTER KEY TUBB ROTH MIDDLETON & ADAMS LLP, Patrick E Cafferty , CAFFERTY CLOBES MERIWETHER & SPRENGEL LLP, Patrick W Pendley , PENDLEY BAUDIN & COFFIN LLP, Patrick James Quinlan , Law Offices of Patrick J. Quinlan, Peter H Burke , BURKE HARVEY LLC, Peter Prieto , PODHURST ORSECK PA, Philip E Carby , CARBY AND CARBY PC, Phillip W McCallum , MCCALLUM METHVIN & TERRELL PC, R Christopher Cowan , THE COWAN LAW FIRM, R G Methvin, Jr , MCCALLUM METHVIN & TERRELL PC, Randall D Noel , BUTLER SNOW LLP, Rebecca Diane Gilliland , BEASLEY ALLEN CROW METHVIN PORTIS & MILES PC, Rebekah Keith McKinney , WATSON MCKINNEY LLP, Rex Y. Fujichaku , BRONSTER HOSHIBATA, Richard S Frankowski , THE FRANKOSKI FIRM LLC, Richard P Rouco , QUINN CONNOR WEAVER DAVIES & ROUCO, Robert J Axelrod , AXELROD & DEAN LLP, Robert G Eisler , GRANT & EISENHOFER PA, Robert M Foote , FOOTE MIELKE CHAVEZ & O'NEIL LLC, Robert M Hatch , BRONSTER HOSHIBATA, Robert B Roden , SHELBY RODEN LLC, Sean T. O'Connell , SHAHEEN & GORDON PA, Stanley P Baudin , PENDLEY BAUDIN & COFFIN LLP, Star Mishkel Tyner , POMERANTZ GROSSMAN HUFFORD DAHLSTROM & GROSS, LLP, Stephen M Hanson , LAW OFFICES OF STEPHEN M. HANSEN, PS, Ta'Kisha L Guster , EYSTER KEY TUBB ROTH MIDDLETON & ADAMS LLP, Tammy McClendon Stokes , GUIN STOKES & EVANS LLC, Temus C Miles, Jr , McKay Cauthen Settana and Stubley, Thomas Bender , WALTERS BENDER STROHBEHN & VAUGHN PC, Thomas S Scott, Jr , Ball & Scott Law Offices, Thomas Michael Trucksess , Hogan Lovells US LLP, Timothy R. Holton , Deal Cooper Holton PLLC, Troy A Doles , SCHLICHTER BOGARD & DENTON LLP, Tyler J Barnett , YUHL CARR LLP, U W Clemon , WHITE ARNOLD & DOWD, P.C., Van Bunch , BONNETT FAIRBOURN FRIEDMAN & BALINT PCO, Virginia M Buchanan , LEVIN PAPANTONIO THOMAS MITCHELL RAFFERTY & PROCTOR PA, W Gordon Ball , GORDON BALL LAW OFFICE, W Tucker Brown , WHATLEYKALLAS LLC, William H Horton , GIARMARCO MULLINS & HORTON PC, William A Isaacson , BOIES SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP & Wilson Daniel Miles, III , BEASLEY ALLEN.

Plaintiffs' Liaison Counsel, Plaintiff, represented by Barry A Ragsdale , SIROTE & PERMUTT PC, Ben W Gordon, Jr , LEVIN PAPANTONIO THOMAS MITCHELL RAFFERTY & PROCTOR & Rebekah Keith McKinney , WATSON MCKINNEY LLP.

Defendants' Counsel, Defendant, represented by Aaron G McLeod , ADAMS & REESE LLP, Adam H Charnes , Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Alan Harris , BODMAN PLC, Alan D Rutenberg , FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, Allison Nunley Pham , Andrew Phillip Campbell , CAMPBELL GUIN WILLIAMS GUY AND GIDIERE LLC, Andrew T Campbell , CAMPBELL GUIN WILLIAMS GUY AND GIDIERE LLC, Andrew D Kaplan , CROWELL & MORING LLP, Antonio M Clayton , CLAYTON & FRUGE, April N Ross , CROWELL & MORING LLP, Ashley M Lowe , Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, Brian P Kappel , LIGHTFOOT FRANKLIN & WHITE LLC, Brian K Norman , SHAMOUN & NORMAN LLP, Carl S Burkhalter , MAYNARD COOPER & GALE PC, Carlos M Hernandez-Burgos , REICHARD & ESCALERA, Casey R Fronk , KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP, Cavender C Kimble , BALCH & BINGHAM LLP, Chad Dwight Hansen , Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Charles A. O'Brien, III , Charles L Sweeris , BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA, Cheri D Green , BRUNINI GRANTHAM GROWER & HEWES PLLC, Christa C Cottrell , KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP, Christopher G Scanlon , FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS LLP, Christopher A Shapley , BRUNINI GRANTHAM GROWER & HEWES PLLC, Craig A Hoover , HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP, D Keith Andress , BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ PC, D Bruce Hoffman , HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP, D Kent Meyers , Crowe & Dunlevy-OKC, DAVID NEWMANN , HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP, Daniel E Laytin , KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP, Daniel R Taylor, Jr. , KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP, David J Zott , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Devin Clarke Dolive , BURR & FORMAN LLP, Douglass C.E. Farnsley , STITES & HARBISON PLLC, E Desmond Hogan , HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP, Edward S Bloomberg , PHILLIPS LYTLE LLP, Elizabeth A Jose , HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP, Elizabeth Barnett LaBauve , Crowe & Dunlevy-OKC, Emily M Yinger , HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP, Erica Zolner , KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP, Erin M Wilson , LANE POWELL PC, Gary M London , BURR & FORMAN LLP, Gary C Shockley , Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell, Gregory Haynes , Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs LLP, Gwendolyn C Payton , LANE POWELL PC, Helen E Witt , KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP, Henry James Koch , ARMBRECHT JACKSON LLP, Honor R Costello , CROWELL & MORING LLP, Ian R Conner , KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP, J Bentley Owens, III , WALLACE ELLIS FOWLER HEAD & JUSTICE, J Robert Robertson , HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP, JEREMY D. FEINSTEIN , REED SMITH LLP, James L Priester , MAYNARD COOPER GALE PC, James Thomas Williams, Jr. , Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP, Jason Gourley , BODMAN PLC, Jennifer K Van Zant , Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP, Jessica Staiger , KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP, John D Briggs , AXINN VELTROP HARKRIDER LLP, John Stone Campbell, III , Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, John M Johnson , LIGHTFOOT FRANKLIN & WHITE LLC, John T A Malatesta, III , MAYNARD COOPER GALE PC, John Martin , NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH LLP, John W Reis , COZEN O'CONNOR, Jonathan M Redgrave , REDGRAVE LLP, Joshua K Payne , SPOTSWOOD SANSOM & SANSBURY LLC, Kathleen Taylor Sooy , CROWELL AND MORING LLP, Kenina Lee , AXINN VELTROP & HARKRIDER LLP, Kimberly R West , WALLACE JORDAN RATLIFF & BRANDT LLC, Kristen Jordana Gillis , MEANS GILLIS LAW, LLC, L. Adam Thames , Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, Lezlie Madden , COZEN O'CONNOR, M Patrick McDowell , BRUNINI GRANTHAM GROWER & HEWES PLLC, Mark Montgomery Hogewood , WALLACE JORDAN RATLIFF & BRANDT, LLC, Mark Edward McKane , Kirkland and Ellis, Mary C St John , BLUE SHILED OF CALIFORNIA, Matthew L Bleich , COZEN O'CONNOR, Matthew G White , BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ- Memphis, Michael Paul Fruge , CLAYTON & FRUGE, Michael A Naranjo , FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, Michael Sansbury , SPOTSWOOD SANSOM & SANSBURY LLC, N Thomas Connally, III , HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP, Pamela B Slate , HILL HILL CARTER FRANCO COLE & BLACK PC, Paul K Leary, Jr , COZEN O'CONNOR, Paul A. Wolfla , FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS LLP, Pedro Santiago-Rivera , REICHARD & ESCALERA, R Mark Glover , BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ- Memphis, R David Kaufman , BRUNINI GRANTHAM GROWER & HEWES PLLC, Rachel J Adcox , AXINN VELTROP HARKRIDER LLP, Rafael Escalera-Rodriguez , REICHARD & ESCALERA, Robert F Leibenluft , Hogan Lovells US LLP, Robert K Spotswood , SPOTSWOOD SANSOM & SANSBURY LLC, SHANNON ELISE MCCLURE , REED SMITH LLP, STEPHEN A. LONEY, JR. , HOGAN & HARTSON, Samuel Andrew Diddle , EBERLE BERLIN KADING TURNBOW & MCKLVEEN, Sarah Lynn Cylkowski , BODMAN PLC, Sarah J Donnell , KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP, Scott F Singley , BRUNINI GRANTHAM GROWER & HEWES PLLC, Stephen A Rowe , ADAMS & REESE LLP, Stephen D Wadsworth , CAMPBELL GUIN WILLIAMS GUY AND GIDIERE LLC, Todd M Stenerson , HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP, Tracy A Roman , CROWELL AND MORING LLP, Tyrone Carlton Means , MEANS GILLIS LAW LLC, Victoria Ann Redgrave , REDGRAVE LLP, Yawanna Nabors McDonald , CAMPBELL GUIN WILLIAMS GUY AND GIDIERE LLCE & Zach Holmstead , KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, Defendant, represented by Carl S Burkhalter , MAYNARD COOPER & GALE PC.

National Account Service LLC, Defendant, represented by David J Zott , Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

Consortium Health Plans, Inc., Defendant, represented by David J Zott , Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

Anthem, Inc., Defendant, represented by Craig A Hoover , HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, Inc., Defendant, represented by Craig A Hoover , HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP.

Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Company, Defendant, represented by Craig A Hoover , HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc., Defendant, represented by Craig A Hoover , HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP.

BCBSM, Inc.,, Defendant, represented by Craig A Hoover , HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Defendant, represented by Craig A Hoover , HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island, Defendant, represented by Craig A Hoover , HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina, Defendant, represented by Craig A Hoover , HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee, Inc., Defendant, represented by Craig A Hoover , HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont, Defendant, represented by Craig A Hoover , HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP.

Cambia Health Solutions, Inc., Defendant, represented by Craig A Hoover , HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP.

Hawaii Medical Service Association, Defendant, represented by Craig A Hoover , HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP.

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, Defendant, represented by Craig A Hoover , HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP.

Wellmark, Inc., Defendant, represented by Craig A Hoover , HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP.

Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Defendant, represented by Lezlie Madden , COZEN O'CONNOR.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Defendant, represented by David J Zott , Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

CareFirst, Inc., Defendant, represented by Brian K Norman , SHAMOUN & NORMAN LLP.

CareFirst of Maryland, Inc., Defendant, represented by Brian K Norman , SHAMOUN & NORMAN LLP.

Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc., Defendant, represented by Brian K Norman , SHAMOUN & NORMAN LLP.

Blue Shield of California, Defendant, represented by Kimberly R West , WALLACE JORDAN RATLIFF & BRANDT LLC.

Premera Blue Cross, Defendant, represented by Gwendolyn C Payton , LANE POWELL PC.

Health Care Service Corporation and Caring for Montanan's, Inc., Defendant, represented by Kimberly R West , WALLACE JORDAN RATLIFF & BRANDT LLC.

Highmark, Inc., Defendant, represented by Kimberly R West , WALLACE JORDAN RATLIFF & BRANDT LLC.


DISCOVERY MEMORANDUM NO. 1

T. MICHAEL PUTNAM, Magistrate Judge.

Pursuant to Section D.2. of Discovery Order No. 1, the court held its first discovery status conference with the parties on January 22, 2015.1 As required by the Discovery Order, the parties submitted to the court their respective letters identifying three discovery issues or questions ripe for discussion at the conference. Prior to convening...

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