Legal Opinion
Bartholomew v. Virginia Chiropractors Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 20, 1979No. Nos. 78-1734 to 78-1736PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALBERT V. BRYAN, Senior Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs, five chiropractors engaged in private practice in Virginia and West Virginia, brought this action under the Sher*814man Antitrust Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1 and 2,1 for damages and injunctive relief. Named as defendants were the Virginia Chiropractors Association (VCA), its president, the American Chiropractic Association (ACA), three health insurance companies and five individual chiropractors, formerly serving on the Peer Review Committee of VCA. The accusations arose out of the structure of the peer review system. Defendants’ motions to dismiss were…
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