Mary Marshall MD PC v. Multiplan, Inc. et al
| Filed | 2026-07-13 |
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| Court | N.D. Ill. |
| Docket | 1:26-cv-08245 |
| Nature of suit | 410 Anti-Trust |
| Practice area | Antitrust |
| Plaintiff | Mary Marshall MD PC |
| Defendant | Multiplan, Inc. et al |
| Complaint | Download the complaint (PDF, free) |
What the complaint alleges
Plaintiff Mary Marshall MD PC, a Michigan medical provider, filed this direct action complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against MultiPlan, Inc. and numerous health insurers (including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Centene, Cigna, Highmark, Horizon BCBSNJ, Humana, Molina, and UnitedHealth Group). The complaint alleges that the defendants conspired to fix prices for out-of-network healthcare services through MultiPlan's common pricing methodology, in violation of federal antitrust laws and Michigan's antitrust statute.
Claims asserted
- Count I: Horizontal Agreements in Restraint of Trade (Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1)
- Count II: Hub-And-Spoke Agreement in Restraint of Trade (Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1)
- Count III: Principal-Agent Combinations in Restraint of Trade (Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1)
- Count IV: Agreements to Unreasonably Restrain Trade (Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1)
- Count V: Anticompetitive Information Exchange (Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1)
- Count VI: Violation of State and D.C. Antitrust Statutes (Michigan)