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GRIDER v. KEYSTONE HEALTH PLAN CENTRAL, INC.

Nos. 08-3073, 08-3074, 08-3075, 08-3076, 08-3077.

580 F.3d 119 (2009)

Natalie M. GRIDER, M.D.; Kutztown Family Medicine, P.C. v. KEYSTONE HEALTH PLAN CENTRAL, INC.; Highmark, Inc.; John S. Brouse; Capital Blue Cross; James M. Mead; Joseph Pfister Capital Blue Cross; Keystone Health Plan Central, Inc., Appellants Natalie M. Grider, M.D.; Kutztown Family Medicine, P.C. v. Keystone Health Plan Central, Inc.; Highmark, Inc.; John S. Brouse; Capital Blue Cross; James M. Mead; Joseph Pfister Highmark, Inc., Appellant Natalie M. Grider, M.D.; Kutztown Family Medicine, P.C. v. Keystone Health Plan Central, Inc.; Highmark, Inc.; John S. Brouse; Capital Blue Cross; James M. Mead; Joseph Pfister Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin; John S. Summers, Appellants Natalie M. Grider, M.D.; Kutztown Family Medicine, P.C. v. Keystone Health Plan Central, Inc.; Highmark, Inc.; John S. Brouse; Capital Blue Cross; James M. Mead; Joseph Pfister Stevens & Lee; Daniel B. Huyett; Jeffrey D. Bukowski, Appellants Natalie M. Grider, M.D.; Kutztown Family Medicine, P.C. v. Keystone Health Plan Central, Inc.; Highmark, Inc.; John S. Brouse; Capital Blue Cross; James M. Mead; Joseph Pfister Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young; Sandra A. Girifalco, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: September 1, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Malcolm J. Gross, Kimberly G. Krupka, Gross, McGinley, LaBarre & Eaton, Allentown, PA, Timothy D. Katsiff, Matthew J. Siembieda, (Argued), Blank Rome Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant Capital Blue Cross, Nos. 08-3073/3074/3075/3076/3077, Keystone Health Plan Central, Inc., Nos. 08-3073/3074/3075/3076/3077.

Kevin M. Passerini, Jeremy A. Rist, Blank Rome, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant Capital Blue Cross and Keystone Health Plan Central, Inc., No. 08-3073.

Errol C. Deans, Jr., Gross, McGinley, LaBarre & Eaton, Allentown, PA, Norman E. Greenspan, Blank Rome Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant Capital Blue Cross, Nos. 08-3074/3075/3076/3077, Keystone Health Plan Central, Inc., Nos. 08-3074/3075/3076/3077.

Daniel I. Booker, Donna M. Doblick, (Argued), James C. Martin, Colin E. Wrabley, Reed Smith, Pittsburgh, PA, for Defendant-Appellee Highmark, Inc., Nos. 08-3073/3075/3076/3077, Highmark, Inc., No. 08-3074.

Barbara W. Mather, (Argued), Alison A. Gross, Jan P. Levine, Pepper Hamilton, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellants Hangley, Aronchick, Segal & Pudlin & John S. Summers, No. 08-3075, Hangley, Aronchick, Segal & Pudlin, Nos. 08-3073, 80-3074/3075/3076/3077.

Lawrence J. Fox, (Argued), Elizabeth Y. McCuskey, William M. McSwain, Drinker, Biddle & Reath, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellants Stevens & Lee, P.C., Daniel B. Huyett, Jeffrey D. Bukowski, Nos. 08-3073/3074/3075/3076/3077.

Michael D. O'Mara, (Argued), C. Clark Hodgson, Jr., Neal R. Troum, Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant Sandra A. Girifalco, Esq. & Appellant Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young, No. 08-3077.

Sandra A. Girifalco, Reed Smith, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellant Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young, Nos. 08-3073/3074/3075/3076.

Thomas B. Fiddler, White & Williams, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant James M. Mead, Nos. 08-3074/3075/3076/3077.

Malcolm J. Gross, Kimberly G. Krupka, Gross, McGinley, LaBarre & Eaton Allentown, PA, Patrick J. O'Connor, Matthew J. Siegel, Cozen & O'Connor, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant James M. Mead, Nos. 08-3073/3074/3075/3076/3077.

Anthony J. Bocchino, (Argued), Haines & Associates Philadelphia, PA, Francis J. Farina, Devon, PA, Timothy M. Fraser, Ellen Meriwether, Michael J. Willner, Cafferty Faucher, Philadelphia, PA, Kenneth A. Jacobsen, Wallingford, PA, Joseph A. O'Keefe, O'Keefe & Sher Kutztown, PA, for Appellee Natalie M. Grider, Nos. 08-3073/3074/3075/3076/3077 & Appellee Kutztown Family Medicine, P.C., Nos. 08-3073/3074/3075/3076/3077.

Daniel I. Booker, Jeremy D. Feinstein, Sandra Girifalco, Mary J. Hackett, William T. Mandia, Mark L. Tamburri, Dianna C. Wyrick, Reed Smith, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellee John S. Brouse, No. 08-3073, John S. Brouse, Nos. 08-3074/3075/3076/3077.

Norman E. Greenspan, Blank Rome, Philadelphia, PA, Malcolm J. Gross, Gross, McGinley, LaBarre & Eaton, Allentown, PA, Timothy D. Katsiff Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant Joseph Pfister, Nos. 08-3073/08-3074/3075/3076/3077.

Joseph B.G. Fay, Marc J. Sonnenfeld, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, PA, Robert C. Heim, Dechert, Philadelphia, PA, for Amicus Curiae Appellant Philadelphia Bar Association, Nos. 08-3073/3074/3075/3076/3077.

Before SLOVITER, AMBRO, and JORDAN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

The promulgation of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ushered in a new era of federal litigation, directed to the goal of securing "the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding." Fed.R.Civ.P. 1. It would be reasonable to expect, in light of all the applicable rules and governing precedents, that experienced attorneys, especially those who have handled major litigation, would...

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