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WBE Ranked by Chambers & Partners

We are thrilled to announce that WBE has been recognized in Chambers and Partners inaugural Regional Spotlight rankings for Illinois. Our firm has been honored in two key categories: Antitrust ...

WBE in the News: ProPublica Investigation Exposes Ambetter’s “Ghost Network” of Health Providers

A recent investigation by ProPublica has uncovered serious issues with major health insurance provider Ambetter over its misleading healthcare provider directories. The report reveals that ...

California Attorney General Files Amicus Brief in Gulkarov v. Plum, Advocates for Uniform Consumer Protection Standards

On Tuesday, August 27, California Attorney General Rob Bonta took a significant step in the fight to protect consumers by filing an amicus brief with the California Supreme Court. The brief, ...

WBE, Co-Counsel Secures Class Certification Victory in Actos Antitrust Litigation

On Friday, August 9, 2024, U.S. Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron issued a report and recommendation to certify two classes of plaintiffs—direct purchasers and end-payors—in the high-profile ...

Preliminary Settlement Approval Granted in Lipitor Antitrust Litigation

On Monday, June 3 2024, United States District Judge Peter G. Sheridan of the District of New Jersey certified separate settlement classes of consumers and third-party payors, and granted ...

Court Grants Preliminary Settlement Approval in Effexor XR Antitrust Litigation

On Friday, May 17, 2024, United States District Judge Peter G. Sheridan of the District of New Jersey granted preliminary approval of a $25.5 million class action settlement against ...

Plaintiffs Largely Defeat Motion to Dismiss in RICO Lawsuit Against Centene Corporation, Alleging that Centene Defrauds Consumers through Sale of Its Ambetter Health Insurance Plans

On Thursday, May 2, 2024, U.S. District Court Judge Nancy L. Maldonado ruled that Plaintiffs in Havrilla v. Centene Corp. (N.D. Ill.) could proceed on the majority of their claims against ...

WBE Attorneys Named Among Law360 Legal Lions of the Week

WBE attorneys were honored alongside peers and co-counsel this week, as Law360 recognized the firm for successfully defeating motions to dismiss by John Deere in the publication’s Legal Lions of ...

WBE Appointed Interim Co-Lead Counsel in Amazon Tying Scheme Antitrust Lawsuit

On Monday, November 27 2023, U.S. District Judge John H. Chun of the Western District of Washington appointed attorneys from WBE to serve as interim co-lead counsel and consolidated two proposed ...

Big Win for John Deere Plaintiffs as Court Denies Motions to Dismiss in Repair Antitrust Case

Plaintiffs were handed a major win on Monday, November 27, 2023, as the court denied Defendant John Deere’s motions to dismiss in the case of Deere & Company Repair Services Antitrust ...

Court Grants Final Approval of $6.3 Million Settlement in Midwestern Pet Foods Product Liability Litigation

On Monday, August 21, 2023, United States District Court Judge Matthew P. Brookman of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Evansville Division, granted final approval of ...

“Like pulling teeth:” Podcast highlights the frustrations and shortcomings of Ambetter

The last thing anyone wants after a catastrophic accident is to battle with insurance companies, but that’s the very experience Susan Rice described on the popular healthcare podcast An Arm and a Leg.