Quinn Emanuel Seeks $185 Million for Obamacare Payments Case

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan wants nearly $185 million in fees for representing a group of health insurers poised to receive $3.7 billion from the federal government under a neglected Obamacare program.

The U.S. Supreme Court paved the way for the payments in April, ruling in a separate case that the federal government must pay insurers about $12 billion under an Affordable Care Act program designed to make up for losses incurred by offering coverage to sicker, uninsured people. The “risk corridor” payments were scrapped by Congress, leading to a flurry of lawsuits.

Quinn Emanuel’s fee request will be closely ...