RightCHOICE Managed Care, Inc. v. Hospital Partners, Inc.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI ST. JOSEPH DIVISION RIGHTCHOICE MANAGED CARE, INC., ) et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) No. 5:18-cv-06037-DGK ) HOSPITAL PARTNERS, INC., et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR RULE 37 SANCTIONS AGAINST EMPOWER DEFENDANTS This action arises out of an alleged pass-through billing scheme for laboratory tests billed from a rural Missouri hospital. Plaintiffs, a collection of health insurers, are suing a variety of Defendants to recover money from the alleged fraud. Pending before the Court is…