DOJ's closing argument at Aetna trial
DOJ tried to drive home that while the industry at hand in this case is complex, the case has a simple antitrust answer. The presumption...
Last day of Aetna trial
The witnesses today were Christine Hammer and Professor Aviv Nevo. Both sides summed up their arguments. Ms. Hammer stated that she was...
Hedge fund bros are running pharmaceutical companies. What could go wrong?
On December 21, a report was released by Senators Susan Collins and Claire McCaskill, the respective Chairman and Ranking Member of the...
Aetna trial day 12: what you need to know
The witnesses were Jonathan Orszag and Christine Hammer (an independent consultant hired to evaluate the efficiencies). The defense gave...
Aetna trial day 11: what you need to know
The two witnesses today were Rajiv Gokhale (Executive Vice President of Compass Lexicon LLC) and Jonathan Orszag (Senior Managing...
Aetna trial day 10: what you need to know
The witnesses for today were Katherine Coleman (Director of the Medicare Drug & Health Plan Contract Administration Group at CMS), Kevin...
Aetna trial day 9: what you need to know
The witnesses for today were Dr. J. Mario Molina (President and CEO of Molina) and Lisa Rubino (Senior Vice President for Medicare for...
Aetna trial day 8: what you need to know
The witnesses for today were Mr. James Paprocki (works for Aetna), Leslie Carolina Kirk Koffman (sales manager for Humana in Kentucky),...
Aetna trial day 7: what you need to know
The witnesses today were Professor Aviv Nevo and the first defense witness, Bruce Broussard (CEO of Humana). DOJ concluded that the...
Aetna trial day 6: what you need to know
The witnesses for today were Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini, Steven Kelmar (Aetna's Executive Vice President), Karen Lynch (Aetna's President),...
