$55M Hospital Merger Suit Deal OK'd, UHC Objection Rejected

By Bryan Koenig

An Illinois federal judge has given final approval to a $55 million class settlement, with $23.5 million in legal costs and attorney fees, resolving patient antitrust claims over a NorthShore University HealthSystem merger, all while finding that United Healthcare Services had no standing to object to the deal.

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