FIRST HEALTH GROUP v. UNITED PAYORS & UNITED PROVIDERS, INC.

No. 96 C 2518.

95 F.Supp.2d 845 (2000)

FIRST HEALTH GROUP CORP., a Delaware corporation, formerly known as HealthCare Compare Corp., d/b/a The First Health Medical Networks, Plaintiff, v. UNITED PAYORS & UNITED PROVIDERS, INC., a Delaware corporation, etc., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

March 21, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Childress, Christopher N. Mammel, Childress & Zdeb, Ltd., Chicago, IL, Amy L. Edwards, Potratz v. Hollander, P.C., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff.

Robert George Krupka, David Kenneth Callahan, Ronald C. Provenzano, Pamela Anne Kilby, Matthew P. Hammatt, Paul R. Steadman, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

MORAN, Senior District Judge.

The parties have filed cross-motions for summary judgment on plaintiff's Lanham Act claims. For the reasons we hereafter discuss, we grant defendant's motion and deny plaintiff's motion.

In the somewhat fluid area of health care delivery, First Health Group Corp. (First Health) has emerged as a leading intermediary between health care providers (hospitals) and health care payors, such as employee...

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