Judge: Anthem National Accounts Ruling Must Wait Until Phase II Of Trial

U.S. v. Anthem , the first of two major lawsuits lodged by the U.S. Department of Justice against proposed insurance provider mergers, started proceedings Nov. 21 at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Judge Amy Berman Jackson said at the end of the first day of testimony that she is unlikely to render a decision on the trial's first phase, which focuses on national accounts, before the second phase on local accounts starts Dec. 12. Meanwhile, the...