The appeals court ruled that WCHCC is entitled to the same status as a municipality under the state action immunity analysis, which provides the corporation immunity from unfair competition claims.
The court ruled that the same status was not granted to New York Cardiothoracic Group and remanded the case back to the district court for further proceedings.
Read the federal appeals court ruling (pdf).
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