Fairpay Class Settlement Withstands Challenge by Qmedtrix

Qmedtrix can't challenge a settlement in which rival Fairpay seeks to resolve claims that it instructed clients to underpay medical bills because it could gain an unfair advantage in doing so, the Louisiana Court of Appeal said.Qmedtrix alleged that a proposed settlement between Fairpay and about 185 outpatient surgery centers constituted a price-fixing agreement that is illegal under state and federal antitrust statutes. The Court of Appeal, however, said Qmedtrix has to bring its concerns in a separate lawsuit because it did not have an interest in Opelousas General Hospital Authority v....