IN RE WELLPOINT, INC. OUT-OF-NETWORK UCR RATES LIT.

No. MDL 09-2074 PSG (FFMx).

865 F.Supp.2d 1002 (2011)

In re WELLPOINT, INC. OUT-OF-NETWORK "UCR" RATES LITIGATION.

United States District Court, C.D. California.

August 11, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher M. Burke , Kristen Marie Anderson , Scott & Scott LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Christopher A. Seeger , Stephen A. Weiss , Diogenes Kekatos , James A. O'Brien, III , Seeger Weiss LLP, Joseph P. Guglielmo , Scott & Scott LLP, New York, NY, James Robert Hail , John A. Lowther, IV , William James Doyle, II , Doyle Lowther LLP, Michael C. Eyerly , Scott & Scott LLP, San Diego, CA, Andrew S. Friedman , Bonnett Fairbourn Friedman & Balint PC, Phoenix, AZ, Raymond Paul Boucher , Kiesel Boucher & Larson LLP, Beverly Hills, CA, Amanda F. Lawrence , Scott & Scott LLP, Colchester, CT, for Michael Roberts.

Lisa M. Burger , Mark N. Todzo , Lexington Law Group LLP, San Francisco, CA, Andrew S. Friedman , Bonnett Fairbourn Friedman & Balint PC, Phoenix, AZ, Michael C. Eyerly , Scott & Scott LLP, San Diego, CA, Raymond Paul Boucher , Kiesel Boucher & Larson LLP, Beverly Hills, CA, Amanda F. Lawrence , Scott & Scott LLP, Colchester, CT, for J.B.W. a Minor.

Artin Gholian , Brian S. Kabateck , Helen E. Zukin , Joshua H. Haffner , Kabeteck Kellner LLP, Los Angeles, CA, D. Brian Hufford , Robert J. Axelrod , Susan J. Weiswasser , Pomerantz Haudek Block Grossman And Gross LLP, Edith M. Kallas , Joe R. Whatley, Jr. Whatley Drake & Kallas LLC, New York, NY, Raymond Paul Boucher , Kiesel Boucher & Larson LLP, Beverly Hills, CA, Richard L. Kellner , Kabateck Brown Kellner LLP, Los Angeles, CA, W. Tucker Brown , Whatley Drake & Kallas LLC, Birmingham, AL, Andrew S. Friedman , Bonnett Fairbourn Friedman & Balint PC, Phoenix, AZ, Martha J. Fessenden , Doffermyre Shields Canfield & Knowles, LLC, Atlanta, GA, Amanda F. Lawrence , Scott & Scott LLP, Colchester, CT, for American Medical Association/California Medical Association/Medical Association of Georgia/Connecticut State Medical Society/North Carolina Medical Society.

Christopher P. Ridout , Ridout & Lyon LLP, Long Beach, CA, David M. Sternfield , Law Offices Of David M Sternfield LLC, Eric D. Freed , George K. Lang , Jeffrey A. Leon , Freed & Weiss LLC, Chicago, IL, Devon Marie Lyon , Ridout & Lyon LLP, Long Beach, CA, Richard J. Burke , Richard J. Burke LLC, St. Louis, MO, for S. Higashi.

Ellen M. Doyle , Joseph N. Kravec, Jr. , William T. Payne , Stember Feinstein Doyle & Payne LLC, Pittsburgh, PA, Janet Lindner Spielberg , Janet L. Spielberg Law Offices, Los Angeles, CA, Maury A. Herman , Stephen J. Herman , Herman Gerell LLP, Atlanta, CA, for North Peninsula Surgical Center, L.P. et al.

Barbara G. Quackenbos , Barry M. Epstein , Kevin P. Roddy , Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer PA, Woodbridge, NJ, Donald E. Haviland, Jr. , Haviland Hughes LLC, Philadelphia, PA, Andrew S. Friedman , Bonnett Fairbourn Friedman & Balint PC, Phoenix, AZ, Michael C. Eyerly , Scott & Scott LLP, San Diego, CA, Raymond Paul Boucher , Kiesel Boucher & Larson LLP, Beverly Hills, CA, Amanda F. Lawrence , Scott & Scott LLP, Colchester, CT, for Darryl Samsell.

Brent Johnson , Kit A. Pierson , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Washington, DC, Robert J. Rohrberger , Fox Rothschild LLP, Roseland, NJ, for V. O'Brien.

Michael D. Braun , Braun Law Group PC, Los Angeles, CA, for Michael Pariser.

Richard B. Brualdi , Brualdi Law Firm Sue Lee, The Brualdi Law Firm, New York, NY, for H. Bernard.

Elaine A. Ryan , Bonnett Fairbourn Friedman & Balint PC, Phoenix, AZ, Tonna Kaye Farrar , Bonnett Fairbourn Friedman & Balint PC, San Diego, CA, for American Podiatric Medical Association/California Chiropractic Association/California Psychological Association/Dr. James Peck Psy.D.

Medical Association of Georgia, pro se.

Ivy Seigle-Epstein, pro se.

Stephanie Higashi, pro se.


Proceedings: (In Chambers) Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Defendants WellPoint, Inc., United HealthGroup, Inc., and Ingenix, Inc.'s Motions to Dismiss

PHILIP S. GUTIERREZ, District Judge.

Pending before the Court are Defendants WellPoint, Inc., United HealthGroup, Inc., and Ingenix, Inc.'s Motions to Dismiss the Second Amended Multi-District Litigation Complaint. The Court heard argument on the motions on November 22, 2011. Having read and considered...

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