Legal Opinion

Mell v. Anthem, Inc.

District Court, S.D. Ohio

Decided November 4, 2009No. 1:08-CV-00715PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

S. ARTHUR SPIEGEL, Senior District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification (doc. 28), the City Defendants’ Response in Opposition (doc. 39), the Wellpoint Defendants’ Response in Opposition (doc. 40), and Plaintiffs’ Reply (doc. 44). The Court held a hearing on Plaintiffs’ Motion on October 14, 2009. For the reasons indicated herein, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs’ motion and conditionally certifies the proposed class.

I. Background

The following facts have been derived from the various pleadings, motions, and discovery created during…

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