Legal Opinion
Lakeview Behavioral Health System, LLC v. UHS Peachford, LP
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 21, 2013No. A13A0612PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMlLLIAN, Judge.
Lakeview Behavioral Health System, LLC appeals the superior court’s denial of its request for attorney fees pursuant to OCGA § 31-6-44.1 (c). Lakeview sought to recover its fees after it successfully defended a challenge by UHS Peachford, LP d/b/a Peachford Behavioral Health System of Atlanta and UHS of Summitridge, LLC d/b/a Summitridge Hospital (collectively “UHS”) to a certificate of need (“CON”) for a new acute care psychiatric and substance abuse hospital issued to it by the Georgia Department of Community Health (“DCH”). In this case of first impression, we reverse for…
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