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CHICOINE v. WELLMARK, INC.

No. 22-0303.

2 N.W.3d 276 (2024)

Bradley A. CHICOINE, D.C.; Dr. Bradley A. Chicoine, D.C., P.C.; Mark A. Niles, D.C.; Niles Chiropractic, Inc.; and Rod R. Rebarcak, D.C., on behalf of themselves and those like situated, Appellants, and Ben Winecoff; Steven A. Mueller, D.C.; Bradley J. Brown, D.C.; Brown Chiropractic, P.C.; Mark A. Kruse, D.C.; Mark A. Kruse, D.C., P.C.; Kevin D. Miller, D.C.; and Larry E. Phipps, on behalf of themselves and those like situated, Plaintiffs, v. WELLMARK, INC. d/b/a Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa and Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa, Inc., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed January 26, 2024.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn L. Norris (argued) of Hawkins & Norris, P.C., Des Moines; Steven P. Wandro , Kara M. Simons , and Ben Arato of Wandro & Associates, P.C., Des Moines; and Harley C. Erbe of Erbe Law Firm, Des Moines, for appellants.

Zachary D. Holmstead (argued), Daniel E. Laytin , and Alyssa C. Kalisky of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, Illinois, and Benjamin P. Roach of Nyemaster, Goode, P.C., Des Moines, for appellees.

Waterman, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which all participating justices joined. Mansfield, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

In this appeal, we must decide whether the district court abused its broad discretion in denying the plaintiffs' motion for class certification. The plaintiffs, three chiropractors, allege Wellmark1 violated the Iowa Competition Law, Iowa Code chapter 553 (2015), through "Administrative Services Agreements...

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