Peter F. MERKLE, M.D., P.A., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, Appellants,
v.
HEALTH OPTIONS, INC., Aetna Health, Inc., Vista Healthplan, Inc., and Neighborhood Health Partnership, Inc., Appellees.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
October 18, 2006.
Rehearing Denied November 20, 2006.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Paul J. Geller, Stuart A. Davidson, Marisa N. DeMato and Nicole R. Avallone of Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins, LLP, Boca Raton, Sanford Svetcov of Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins, LLP, San Francisco, California, Eric Lee of Lee & Amtzis, P.L., Boca Raton, Lawrence Kopelman and Douglas Blankman of Kopelman & Blankman, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, and Patrick W. Lawlor of Patrick Lawlor, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellants.
Stephanie Alexander and Edward J. Pozzuoli of Tripp Scott, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for Amici Curiae Florida Hospital Association, Florida College of Emergency Physicians, Florida Medical Association, the American Medical Association, the American College of Emergency Physicians, and the Florida Orthopaedic Society.
Steven R. Weinstein and William J. Spratt, Jr., of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham, LLP, Miami, for Amici Curiae The Florida Society of Pathologists and The American Pathology Foundation.
Miguel A. Estrada and Geoffrey M. Sigler of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP, Washington, D.C., and Michael Keith Winston of Carlton Fields, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellee Aetna Health, Inc.
W. Edward McIntyre and Nancy W. Gregoire of Bunnell, Woulfe, Kirschbaum, Keller, McIntyre, Gregoire & Klein, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, Scott Jared Fisher of Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg, LLP, Chicago, IL, Eileen M. Considine of Gardner Carton & Douglas, LLP, Albany, NY, and David S. Almeida of Gardner Carton & Douglas, LLP, Chicago, IL, for appellee Neighborhood Health Partnership, Inc.
Steven M. Ziegler and Andres Gonzalez of Law Offices of Steven M. Ziegler, P.A., Hollywood, for appellee Vista Healthplan, Inc.
Steven E. Siff, Justin B. Uhlemann and Michael G. Austin of McDermott, Will & Emery, LLP, Miami, for appellee Health Options, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
HAZOURI, J.
Peter F. Merkle, M.D., P.A. (Merkle) filed four class action complaints against Health Options, Inc., Vista Healthplan, Inc., Neighborhood Health Partnership, Inc., and Aetna Health, Inc., individually (collectively referred to as the "HMOs"). Merkle is a professional association providing emergency orthopaedic services, as a non-participating provider, to patients insured by the HMOs. Merkle raised four claims in each complaint: (1) violations of section...
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