United States Third Circuit
Grider v. Keystone Health Plan Cent., Inc., 07-1231, 07-1232 and 07-1270
In a suit brought by plaintiffs representing a class of approximately 6,000 doctors in Central Pennsylvania against defendants alleging their claims handling practices violated RICO, issuance of an injunction, which prohibits defendants from settling or attempting to settle claims in state multi-district litigation that would have the effect of also settling the claims in this case, is vacated as this was not a permissible exercise of power under the All Writs Act.
Appellate Information
- Argued 06/19/2007
- Decided 08/28/2007
- Published 08/28/2007
Judges
- Before: McKEE, FISHER and CHAGARES, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Third Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Malcolm J. Gross, Gross, McGinley, LaBarre & Eaton, Allentown, PA, Kathleen T. Sooy (Argued), Clifton S. Elgarten, Tracy A. Roman, Crowell & Moring, Washington, DC, for Appellants (No. 07-1231), Keystone Health Plan Central, Inc., Capital BlueCross, James M. Mead and Joseph Pfister., Daniel I. Booker, Donna M. Doblick, James C. Martin (Argued), Reed Smith, Pittsburgh, PA, Sandra A. Girifalco, Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellants (No. 07-1232), Highmark, Inc. and John S. Brouse., Clifton S. Elgarten, Tracy A. Roman, Crowell & Moring, Washington, DC, for Appellants (No. 07-1270), Crowell Moring LLP, Kathleen Taylor Sooy and Michael L. Martinez.
- For Appellees:
- Louis C. Bechtle, Conrad, O'Brien, Gellman & Rohn, Philadelphia, PA, Joseph A. O'Keefe, O'Keefe & Sher, Kutztown, PA, Francis J. Farina, Devon, PA, Kenneth A. Jacobsen (Argued), Wallingford, PA, for Appellees Natalie M. Grider, M.D., and Kutztown Family Medicine, P.C.