Legal Opinion
State of Md. v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided September 16, 1985No. Civ. HM84-3839PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
HERBERT F. MURRAY, District Judge.
In the instant action the State of Maryland has sued several defendants for alleged violations of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1, and similar state antitrust statutes, Md.Comm.Law Code Ann. § 11-204(a)(1) (1983). The complaint names five defendants but because of mergers between four of the defendants, only three entities are presently before the court. They are: 1) Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (“BCBSA”), a national trade association which owns and licenses the rights to the Blue Cross and Blue Shield trade names; 2) Blue Cross…
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- Group Life & Health Insurance v. Royal Drug Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
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