OPELOUSAS GEN. HOSP. v. LA. HEALTH SERV.

CA 21-175.

318 So.3d 259 (2021)

OPELOUSAS GENERAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, a Public Trust, d/b/a Opelousas General Health System v. LOUISIANA HEALTH SERVICE & INDEMNITY COMPANY, d/b/a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

April 5, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael William Magner , Jones, Walker, 201 St. Charles Ave., 51st Fl., New Orleans, LA 70170, (504) 582-8266, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT APPELLANT: Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Company.

Richard Allen Sherburne, Jr. , Attorney At Law, P.O. Box 98029, Baton Rouge, LA 70898, (225) 295-2116, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT APPELLANT: Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Company.

Joseph C. Giglio, Jr. , Liskow & Lewis, P. O. Box 52008, Lafayette, LA 70505-2008, (337) 232-7424, COUNSEL FOR INTERVENOR APPELLANT: Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.

Patrick Craig Morrow, Sr. , Morrow, Morrow, Ryan & Bassett, 324 W Landry Street, Opelousas, LA 70570, (337) 948-4483, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF APPELLEE: Opelousas General Hospital Authority, A Public Trust.

Stephen Barnett Murray , Murray Law Firm, 701 Poydras St., Ste. 4250, New Orleans, LA 70139, (504) 525-8100, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF APPELLEE: Opelousas General Hospital Authority, A Public Trust.

Michael H. Rubin , McGlinchey, Stafford, 301 Main Street, 14th Fl, Baton Rouge, LA 70801, (225) 383-9000, COUNSEL FOR OTHER APPELLANT: Louisiana Department of Insurance.

James Alcee Brown , Liskow & Lewis, 701 Poydras, Ste 5000, New Orleans, LA 70139-5099, (504) 581-7979, COUNSEL FOR INTERVENOR APPELLANT: Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.

James Huey Gibson , Gibson Law Partners, P. O. Box 52124, Lafayette, LA 70505, (337) 761-6023, COUNSEL FOR: Anthem, Inc., Et Al.

Thomas Allen Filo , Cox, Cox, & Filo, 723 Broad Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601, (337) 436-6611, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF APPELLEE: Opelousas General Hospital Authority, A Public Trust.

Ronnie L. Johnson , McGlinchey Stafford, 301 Main St., Ste. 1400, Baton Rouge, LA 70801, (225) 383-9000, COUNSEL FOR OTHER APPELLANT: Louisiana Department of Insurance.

Mark Aaron Cunningham , Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poite, 201 St. Charles Ave, 51st Flr, New Orleans, LA 70170-5100, (504) 582-8266, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT APPELLANT: Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Company.

Pride Justin Doran , Doran & Cawthorne, P.L.L.C, P. O. Box 2119, Opelousas, LA 70571, (337) 948-8008, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT APPELLANT: Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Company.

Douglas Michael Chapoton , Attorney At Law, P. O. Box 98029, Baton Rouge, LA 70898, (225) 295-2116, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT APPELLANT: Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Company.

Juston M. O'Brien , McGlinchey, Stafford, 301 Main Street, 14th Floor, Baton Rouge, LA 70801, (225) 383-9000, COUNSEL FOR OTHER APPELLANT: Louisiana Department of Insurance.

James David Caldwell, Jr. , Dept. of Insurance Legal Serv., P. O. Box 94214, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9214, (225) 342-5272, COUNSEL FOR OTHER APPELLANT: Louisiana Department of Insurance.

Arthur M. Murray , Murray Law Firm, 701 Poydras St., Ste. 4250, New Orleans, LA 70139, (504) 525-8100, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF APPELLEE: Opelousas General Hospital Authority, A Public Trust.

Michael C. Drew , Jones, Walker, 201 St. Charles Ave., 51st Fl, New Orleans, LA 70170, (504) 582-8318, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT APPELLANT: Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Company.

Alan W. Stewart , Gibson Law Partners, 2448 Johnston Street, Lafayette, LA 70505, (337) 761-6023, COUNSEL FOR: Anthem, Inc., Et Al.

Graham H. Ryan , Jones, Walker, LLP, 201 St. Charles Ave., 51st Fl., New Orleans, LA 70170, (504) 582-8266, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT APPELLANT: Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Company.

Jessica W. Chapman , Attorney At Law, P. O. Box 98029, Baton Rouge, LA 70898, (225) 295-2116, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT APPELLANT: Louisiana Health Service &Indemnity Company.

Raven C. Boxie , Doran & Cawthorne, P.L.L.C., P. O. Box 2119, Opelousas, LA 70571, (337) 948-8008, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT APPELLANT: Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Company.

William E. Kellner , Liskow & Lewis, P. O. Box 52008, Lafayette, LA 70505-2008, (337) 232-7424, COUNSEL FOR INTERVENOR APPELLANT: Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.

Monica M. Vela-Vick , Phelps Dunbar, 400 Convention St., Ste. 1100, Baton Rouge, LA 70802, (225) 346-0285, COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE: Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina.

Hayley Franklin , McGlinchey Stafford, 301 Main St., Ste. 1400, Baton Rouge, LA 70801, (225) 383-9000, COUNSEL FOR OTHER APPELLANT: Louisiana Department of Insurance.

Zachary Holmstead , Kirkland & Ellis, LLP, 300 North LaSalle, Chicago, IL 60654, (312) 862-2392, COUNSEL FOR INTERVENOR APPELLANT: Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.

Ryan M. Kantor , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, 1111 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20004-2541, (202) 739-5343, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT APPELLANT: Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Company.

Court composed of D. Kent Savoie, Sharon Darville Wilson, and Charles G. Fitzgerald, Judges.


In this anti-trust class action, Defendant, Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Company d/b/a Blue Cross And Blue Shield of Louisiana (BCBSLA), along with the Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance, Louisiana Department of Insurance, and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (the Association) appeal the trial court's grant of partial...

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