Fourth Circuit Affirms Local Government Antitrust Immunity for Atrium Health
By EsqSocial Corporation 28/04/21
The Fourth Circuit ruled last month that the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority, which does business as Atrium Health, is immune from antitrust damages as a “special function governmental unit” under the Local Government Antitrust Act of 1984 (the “Act”). The decision in Benitez v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority clarifies the scope of local government antitrust immunity and confirms that mere growth of an organization beyond local borders does not prevent it from continuing to...
By: Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP