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A federal judge has dismissed one of the four pending civil lawsuits against HaloMD, a company that represents providers in No Surprises Act arbitration cases.
The ruling represents a major win for the Texas-based middleman, which quickly rose to become the number one user of the federal arbitration process in the first half of 2025 and allegedly operating a $1 Billion+ business. The judge found that Anthem Blue Cross of California’s lawsuit failed to establish a legal basis for invalidating HaloMD’s arbitration wins against the company.
The Order (attached and highlighted) included the following: “The Eleventh Circuit noted, “An arbitrator’s actual reasoning is of such little importance to our review that it need not be explained …. Our sole question under § 10(a)(4) is whether the arbitrator (even arguably) performed the assigned task, not whether she got the outcome right or wrong.”
Sunday Morning Bathroom Read Takeaway:
Let that sink in. The Barbarians are at the gate.
