Defense counsel for Anthem Insurance Company and WellPoint, Inc. in several lawsuits consolidated in U.S. federal court brought by a class of hundreds of thousands of health care providers against the major health insurance companies in the United States over billing and administration practices. Mr. Monthy supervised a nationwide document and data collection effort and was one of a handful of attorneys for all defendants tasked with analyzing and seeking expert opinions regarding procedure and device coding software and systems for use in the litigation. Anthem/WellPoint reached a settlement in July 2005, which was lauded by the industry and shareholders as a commercial success.