Legal Opinion
Delta Dental of Rhode Island v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided September 26, 1996No. C.A. 95-0546LPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
LAGUEUX, Chief Judge.
This case involves an antitrust action brought by Delta Dental of Rhode Island (“Delta Dental”) alleging anticompetitive practices by defendant Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (“Blue Cross”) in the market for prepaid dental services in Rhode Island. Delta Dental initiated this suit in Rhode Island Superior Court, relying exclusively on state law in asserting that Blue Cross has engaged in predatory pricing and other exclusionary practices in ’violation of the Rhode Island Antitrust Act, R.I.Gen. Laws § 6-36-1 et seq. Delta Dental further…
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