COOPER v. AETNA HEALTH INC. PA, CORP. et al

Filing 1025

ORDER granting #979 Motion for Leave to File; granting in part and denying in part #995 Motion to Dismiss ; granting in part and denying in part #996 Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Judge Katharine S. Hayden on 6/30/15. (rg, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

IN RE: AETNA UCR LITIGATION
MDL No. 2020
This document relates to: ALL CASES

Civil No. 07-3541
ORDER

This matter having come before the Court upon (1) motion for leave to amend the
complaint [D.E. 979], filed by plaintiffs American Medical Association, American Podiatric
Medical Association, New Jersey Psychological Association, Michele Cooper, Darlery Franco,
Abraham I. Kozma, Brian Mullins, Carolyn Samit, John Seney, Alan John Silver, Mary Ellen
Silver, Paul Smith, Sharon Smith, Jeffrey Weintraub and Michele Werner; (2) cross-motion to
dismiss the complaint [D.E. 995], filed by defendants Aetna Health and Life Insurance Company,
Aetna Health Inc., Aetna Health Inc. PA, Corp., Aetna Health Management, LLC, Aetna Insurance
Company of Connecticut, Aetna Life Insurance Company (together, “Aetna”); and (3) crossmotion to dismiss the complaint [D.E. 996], filed by defendants Ingenix, Inc. and UnitedHealth
Group, Inc. (together, the “UHG defendants”); and the Court having reviewed the parties’
submissions and heard oral argument; and for the reasons set forth in the opinion filed herewith,
IT IS on this 30th day of June, 2015,
ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion [D.E. 979] for leave to file a third amended
consolidated complaint (hereinafter, the “complaint”) is hereby granted; and it is further

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ORDERED that Aetna’s motion to dismiss the complaint [D.E. 995] is GRANTED in
part and DENIED in part; and it is further
ORDERED that the UHG defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint [D.E. 996] is
GRANTED in part and DENIED in part;
/s/ Katharine S. Hayden
Katharine S. Hayden, U.S.D.J.

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