Judge rules New Jersey heart center cannot pursue antitrust lawsuit

A federal appeals court ruled that Deborah Heart & Lung Center could not pursue antitrust claims against a group of doctors, the New Jersey Law Journal reports.

Deborah Heart & Lung Center, based in Browns Mills, New Jersey, had filed an antitrust lawsuit against the Cardiology Group and Virtua Memorial Hospital after the hospital and group of physicians entered into an agreement. However, the judge ruled that the agreement hindered Deborah Heart & Lung Center’s ability to conduct business.

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Tim Casey joined TriMed Media Group in 2015 as Executive Editor. For the previous four years, he worked as an editor and writer for HMP Communications, primarily focused on covering managed care issues and reporting from medical and health care conferences. He was also a staff reporter at the Sacramento Bee for more than four years covering professional, college and high school sports. He earned his undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Notre Dame and his MBA degree from Georgetown University.

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