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THE HONORABLE SUSAN AMINI
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SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR KING COUNTY LYDIA ZOU, individually; BLAIR FLEMING, individually, Plaintiffs,
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v. MULTIPLAN, INC., a foreign corporation; REGENCE BLUESHIELD, a Washington corporation,
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DEFENDANTS’ MULTIPLAN, INC. AND REGENCE BLUESHIELD’S ANSWER AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES TO PLAINTIFFS’ FIRST AMENDED CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES, INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND DECLARATORY JUDGMENT
Defendants.
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NO. 23-2-18847-1 KNT
Defendants MultiPlan, Inc. (“MultiPlan”) and Regence BlueShield (“Regence”) (collectively “Defendants”), by their undersigned attorneys, Phelps Dunbar LLP and Williams, Kastner & Gibbs, PLLC, hereby answer the First Amended Class Action Complaint for Damages, Injunctive Relief, and Declaratory Judgment (“FAC”) filed by Plaintiffs, Lydia Zou and Blair Fleming (collectively, “Plaintiffs”). Unless specifically admitted, Defendants deny all the allegations in the numbered paragraphs of the FAC. To the extent Plaintiffs have included headings or impertinent material that are inappropriate under the Washington State Court Rules, no response is necessary, and any such inappropriate material should be stricken. To the extent any headings or inappropriate material are deemed to require a response, Defendants deny them.
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DEFENDANTS’ MULTIPLAN, INC. AND REGENCE BLUESHIELD’S ANSWER AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES TO PLAINTIFFS’ FIRST AMENDED CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES, INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND DECLARATORY JUDGMENT - 1 4854-2566-3195.1
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