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Article: CHARGES AGAINST KING COUNTY MEDICAL DISMISSED IN CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT
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- PR Newswire
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- July 21, 1993
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SEATTLE, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- All claims against King County Medical Blue Shield (KCM) were dismissed today in the class action lawsuit filed recently in U.S. District Court by Steve Berman, a partner in the Seattle law firm of Hagens & Berman, King County Medical said today. The suit alleged that KCM did not pass on to its subscribers the value of the fee discounts it negotiates with hospitals.
"Mr. Berman and his colleagues have agreed to remove KCM's name from the suit and dismiss all claims against the company," said John Pierce, general counsel for KCM. "We are considering this a retraction of public statements he made about the company but believe our ...