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No. 25-1031
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IN RE WELLPOINT INSURANCE COMPANY

A mandamus petition was filed on November 19, 2025. The Court denied review of the petition on December 12, 2025.

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Court of Appeals

Appellate District:15th Court of Appeals
Outcome Below:Grant
COA Docket No.:15-24-00114-CV
Opinion Author:Honorable April Lynn Farris

Trial Court

Trial Court:353rd District Court
County:Travis
Trial Judge:Honorable Laurie Rayson Eiserloh
Trial Docket:D-1-GN-24-003839

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Docket Entries

Date Event Outcome  
  This case has been waiting for a possible rehearing motion.  
2025-12-12 Motion to Consolidate disposed   Filing granted
2025-12-12 Cases consolidated by Supreme Court  
2025-12-12 Petition for Writ of Mandamus disposed Record in case consolidated with another case.
2025-12-01 Letter Filed  
2025-11-25 Case forwarded to Court
2025-11-21 Motion to Consolidate filed  
2025-11-20 Call received  
2025-11-19 Supplement to Clerk's/Reporter's Record
2025-11-19 Court reporter/recorder's record
2025-11-19 Clerk's Record
2025-11-19 Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed (Relator)  
2025-11-19 Case Record Filed  

Parties

Party Counsel Role
Stephanie Muth, in her Official Capacity as the Executive Commissioner of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Mr. William Peterson
Mr. William Cole
Mr. Thomas Bevilacqua
Ms. Jennifer N. Cook
Mr. Brent Webster
Mr. Jeffrey Stephens
Mr. W. Kenneth Paxton
Mr. Cory Scanlon
Mohmed Patel
Real Party In Interest
Molina Healthcare of Texas, Inc.
Cheryl LaFond
Mr. Jason R. LaFond
Other Interested Party
Wellpoint Insurance Company
Mr. Robert F. Johnson III
Mr. Stacy R. Obenhaus
Ms. Michelle Ku
Relator
Texas Children's Health Plan
Mr. Thomas Coulter
Ms. Susan Harris
Mr. Warren S. Huang
Mr. Paul Denton Trahan
Real Party In Interest
Cook Children's Health Plan
Ms. Amy Warr
Ms. Karen Crook Burgess
Ms. Katie Dolan-Galaviz
Matthew Gordon
Ms. Anna M. Baker
Real Party In Interest
Superior Health Plan, Inc.
Karen Walker
Mr. Richard B. Phillips Jr.
Real Party In Interest
Aetna Better Health of Texas, Inc.
Mr. Joseph R. Knight
Other Interested Party
Fifteenth Court of Appeals
 
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