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In Shane, a group of plaintiffs, initially not including the Appellants, asserted breach of contract and RICO conspiracy claims against a number of health insurers, including United.
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Nos. 06-14222, 06-14497.
June 13, 2007.
James B. Tilghman, Jr., Stewart, Tilghman, Fox Bianchi, P.A., Miami, FL, Joe R. Whatley, Jr., Charlene P. Ford, Whatley Drake, L.L.C., Birmingham, AL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.
Kathlynn Butler Polvino, William Bard Brockman, V. Robert Denham, John C. Patton, Powell, Goldstein, Frazer Murphy, Atlanta, GA, Edward Soto, Christopher R.J. Pace, Weil, Gotshal Manges LLP, Stanley H. Wakshlag, Kenny Nachwalter, P.A., Miami, FL, Gregory S. Coleman, Lisa Royce Eskow, Marc S. Tabolsky, Carol A. Funk, Weil, Gotshal Manges, Austin, TX, Thomas C. Zielinski, Coventry Health Care Inc., Plymouth Mtng, PA, James W. Quinn, Jeffrey S. Klein, Weil, Gotshal Manges, LLP, New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellees.
Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket Nos. 04-21589-CV-FAM 00-01334-MD-FAM.
The judgment of the district court is affirmed for the reasons set out in the district court's order granting summary judgment, which was filed on June 19, 2006, except that we do not reach the issue of whether the "plus factors" requirement from antitrust law is applicable in civil RICO cases. Even if that requirement is not applicable, the district court's judgment is still due to be affirmed under the facts and circumstances of this case.