Bryan M. Webster
Overview
Bryan Webster is a partner in Crowell & Moring’s Health Care Group in the firm’s Chicago office. Bryan focuses his practice on representing corporate clients in highly regulated industries and regulatory investigations. He has extensive experience in representing managed care organizations, third-party administrators, and pharmacy benefit managers in a broad range of individual and nationwide class action suits, including suits challenging provider contracting, network management, claims processing, benefit interpretations, and payment practices involving Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO), fraud, breach of contract, and unfair trade practices claims.
Career & Education
- University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 2003
- University of Missouri, B.A., magna cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa; Truman Scholar Finalist; Student Body Vice President (2000), 2000
- Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Board of Directors, Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, one of Chicago's largest legal aid agencies
- Assistant General Counsel, Boys and Girls Club of Chicago
Bryan's Insights
Firm News | 5 min read | 08.06.25
Chicago – August 06, 2025: Crowell & Moring today announced that a group of 16 highly regarded health care litigation partners is joining the firm, together with their team, and led by accomplished trial attorney Martin J. Bishop. The strategic combination creates one of the largest health care practices in the country and expands the firm’s ability to provide clients across the industry with the full spectrum of litigation, investigations, regulatory, transactional, and recovery capabilities. The team joins from Reed Smith, where Bishop served on the firm’s executive committee.
Representative Matters
- Represented a managed care organization in a matter involving novel issues regarding reimbursement of emergency services under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
- Defended managed care organization in putative class action involving a spinal surgery coverage denial. Case dismissed outright by plaintiff’s counsel following motion practice.
- Pa. Chiropractic Association v. Blue Cross Blue Shield Association: Successfully defeated an attempt by a group of health care providers to certify a nationwide class of all health care providers against dozens of Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurers regarding claims that the defendants violated ERISA when they allegedly failed to provide ERISA-mandated notice and appeal procedures in recovering overpayments.
- Westside EKG Associates v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.: Successfully defeated a hospital-based provider group's attempt to represent a class of Florida health care providers for alleged violations of Florida's prompt payment statute, and to recover damages on behalf of those providers for almost every medical claim submitted over a 14-year period.
- Collins v. Health Care Service Corporation: Successfully defeated the attempt of three health care providers to enjoin a health insurer from terminating the providers from its provider network, and helped develop additional policies and procedures for the insurer to fend off future challenges to the management of its provider network.
- Solomon v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, et al.: Achieved dismissal with prejudice of a complaint against several Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurers in a national class action filed in a Florida federal court by non-physician medical providers alleging that the defendant health plans conspired to deny reimbursement for medically necessary services rendered by the providers to the health plans' insureds.
- Trustmark Ins. Co. v. John Hancock Life Ins. Co. (USA): Obtained a federal appellate court reversal of a preliminary injunction barring John Hancock Life Insurance Company (USA) from proceeding with its chosen arbitrator in an ongoing arbitration regarding a decade-long dispute over allocation of millions of dollars in losses pursuant to reinsurance agreements between the two parties, and subsequently compelled the opposing party to complete the parties' arbitration.
- Ochs v. Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.: Obtained an early complete dismissal of a consumer fraud and antitrust class action filed against one of the world's largest dairy cooperatives in a Kansas state court alleging attempted manipulation of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's Cheese Spot Call, and seeking millions in purported damages.
- TAL Apparel Limited v. Esquel Apparel: Invalidated a competitor's patent involving wrinkle-free shirts, and obtained a multimillion-dollar fee award on behalf of one of the world's leading textile manufacturers.
- Biomet, Inc. v. Bonutti Skeletal Innovations LLC: Secured a favorable settlement for a global orthopedic implant manufacturer accused of marketing more than 15 products infringing 16 patents held by a non-practicing entity following multi-year litigation in two separate forums.
- Nicor v. S & S Electric: Obtained a complete verdict on behalf of a corporate client following a two-day jury trial regarding damage to its property resulting from a contractor's negligence.
Bryan's Insights
Firm News | 5 min read | 08.06.25
Chicago – August 06, 2025: Crowell & Moring today announced that a group of 16 highly regarded health care litigation partners is joining the firm, together with their team, and led by accomplished trial attorney Martin J. Bishop. The strategic combination creates one of the largest health care practices in the country and expands the firm’s ability to provide clients across the industry with the full spectrum of litigation, investigations, regulatory, transactional, and recovery capabilities. The team joins from Reed Smith, where Bishop served on the firm’s executive committee.
Recognition
- Benchmark Litigation: Under 40 Hot List, 2016
- Law360: Rising Star – Insurance, 2016
- Super Lawyers: Illinois Rising Star – Class Action Litigation, 2012- 2017
- Selected through peer review for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© for Health Care Law, 2023-2024
Bryan's Insights
Firm News | 5 min read | 08.06.25
Chicago – August 06, 2025: Crowell & Moring today announced that a group of 16 highly regarded health care litigation partners is joining the firm, together with their team, and led by accomplished trial attorney Martin J. Bishop. The strategic combination creates one of the largest health care practices in the country and expands the firm’s ability to provide clients across the industry with the full spectrum of litigation, investigations, regulatory, transactional, and recovery capabilities. The team joins from Reed Smith, where Bishop served on the firm’s executive committee.
Bryan's Insights
Firm News | 5 min read | 08.06.25
Chicago – August 06, 2025: Crowell & Moring today announced that a group of 16 highly regarded health care litigation partners is joining the firm, together with their team, and led by accomplished trial attorney Martin J. Bishop. The strategic combination creates one of the largest health care practices in the country and expands the firm’s ability to provide clients across the industry with the full spectrum of litigation, investigations, regulatory, transactional, and recovery capabilities. The team joins from Reed Smith, where Bishop served on the firm’s executive committee.
