A federal judge dismissed a complaint filed by a major national insurer on April 9. The ruling was clear: courts cannot second-guess arbitration outcomes under the No Surprises Act’s Independent Dispute Resolution process. The insurer had challenged over 1,500 IDR proceedings. It claimed nearly half were ineligible. The court did not agree. The No Surprises Act made IDR a binding process. Federal courts cannot relitigate the results.

A federal judge dismissed a complaint filed by a major national insurer on April 9. The ruling was clear: courts cannot second-guess arbitration outcomes under the No Surprises Act’s Independent Dispute Resolution process. The insurer had challenged over 1,500 IDR proceedings. It claimed nearly half were ineligible. The court did not agree. The No Surprises Act made IDR a binding process. Federal courts cannot relitigate the results.