Legal Opinion
Blue Cross of California v. Smithkline Beecham Clinical Laboratories, Inc.
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided July 2, 1999No. MDL 1210, CV3:97CV17795 AVCPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON THE DEFENDANT’S MOTIONS TO DISMISS THE SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT AND THE AMENDED CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT
COVELLO, Chief Judge.
This is an action for legal and equitable relief in which the plaintiffs, thirty-seven health care insurers and payers for health care services, four health care plans, and six individuals, claim that the defendant, SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories, Inc. (“SBCL”), engaged in, inter alia, fraudulent billing practices. 1 Specifically, the second amended complaint and the amended class action complaint assert causes of action under the Racketeer Influenced…
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