NOVEMBER 10, 2017
US District Court- Eastern District of Texas
Lyme Disease Patients & Family Members
Vs.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY OF AMERICA (IDSA)
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION
ANTHEM, INC.
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF TEXAS
AETNA INC.
CIGNA CORPORATION
KAISER PERMANENTE, INC.
UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.
UNITED HEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED
DR. GARY P. WORMSER
DR. RAYMOND J. DATTWYLER
DR. EUGENE SHAPIRO
DR. JOHN J. HALPERIN
DR. ROBERT B. NADELMAN
DR. LEONARD SIGAL
DR. ALLEN STEERE
Lyme Disease Patients File Federal Antitrust Suit
Against Infectious Disease Specialists And Health Insurers
March 21, 2019
March 11, 2019: Summary of hearing
March 11, 2019: Defendants answer to RICO extension
March 11, 2019: Defendants request for patient depositions
March 11, 2019: Doctor Defendants Motion to Dismiss
March 5, 2019: Withdrawal of motion for e-mails from plaintiffs
March 4, 2019: Pre-hearing report by parties
Feb. 28, 2019: Defendants additional support for second motion to dismiss
Feb. 28, 2019: Response by Torrey plaintiffs to defendants' motion for medical examinations
Feb. 21, 2019: Response by Torrey plaintiffs to second motion to dismiss
Feb. 14, 2019: Motion by IDSA et al defendants seeking medical examinations of Lyme patients
Sep. 27, 2018: Decision on IDSA et al Motion to Dismiss (upholding most of the Torrey assertions)
Nov. 10, 2017: The Lawsuit: Torrey v. IDSA et al