Pennsylvania's troubled West Penn Allegheny Health System on Tuesday accused insurer Highmark Inc. of breaching a $475 million merger agreement, saying that Highmark tried to force it into bankruptcy to lower debt as a condition of the planned affiliation, Reuters reported yesterday. The countersuit is a rebuttal to an Oct. 1 lawsuit that Highmark filed in the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas. Highmark is seeking to block West Penn from talking to other potential investors and claims that West Penn violated their contract by pulling out of the deal.
