Class Action Suit – Class Certification

By: Derek Hawkins//September 15, 2017//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Susan Priddy, et al. v. Health Care Service Corporation

Case No.: 16-4127

Officials: WOOD, Chief Judge, SYKES, Circuit Judge, and COLEMAN, District Judge

Focus: Class Action Suit – Class Certification

Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) is one of the nation’s largest health insurance providers. This appeal presents the question whether the district court erred by certifying a class action against HCSC. The named representatives assert that HCSC is violating federal and Illinois law by the way in which it is using third-party affiliates to provide various services. We conclude that the record fails to support class certification, and so we vacate the certification and remand for further proceedings.

Vacated and Remanded

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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