United States Eleventh Circuit

Where a group of doctors sued several HMOs on various grounds, including RICO, ERISA, breach of contract, federal clean claim payment regulations, unjust enrichment, and state prompt pay statutes, the court affirmed in its entirety the district court's complex ruling on the arbitrability of the claims.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/14/2002
• Published 03/14/2002

Judges

• BARKETT, Circuit Judge:, Before BARKETT, FAY and WINTER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Christopher R.J. Pace, William E. Grauer, San Diego, CA, Kenneth P. Gavsie, Jeffrey S. Klein, James Quinn, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York City, Walter E. Dellinger, O'Melveny & Myers, John D. Aldock, Washington, DC, Franklin G. Burt, Jorden, Burt, Berenson & Johnson, LLP, Michael Nachwalter, Robert D.W. Landon, III, Kenny, Nachwalter, Seymour, Arnold, Critchlow & Spector, PA, Edward Soto, Jennifer J. Ator, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Eduardo Palmer, Steel Hector & Davis, LLP, Miami, FL, Stan Blumenfeld, O'Melveny & Myers, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Mark R. Filip, Edward M. Crane, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellants., Harley S. Tropin, Kozyak, Tropin, Throckmorton & Humphreys, P.A., James B. Tilghman, Jr., Stewart, Tilghman, Fox & Bianchi, P.A., Miami, FL, Dennis George Pantazis, Brian M. Clark, Gordon, Silberman, Wiggins & Childs, P.C., Joe R. Whatley, Jr., Whatley Drake, L.L.C., Charlene P. Ford, Birmingham, AL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.