Legal Opinion
Human Resources Institute of Norfolk, Inc. v. Blue Cross
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided February 8, 1980No. Civ. A. 78-0528-RPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MERHIGE, District Judge.
Plaintiff, a proprietary psychiatric hospital serving the Norfolk, Virginia, area, brings this action against Blue Cross of Virginia (“BCV”) and The Blue Cross Association (“BCA”), alleging a concerted effort by defendants to force plaintiff either out of the health care business or into becoming a participating hospital in the Blue Cross system, in violation of, inter alia, the Sherman Antitrust Act. Plaintiff is one of two hospitals in central and eastern Virginia which is not a Blue Cross participating hospital. As such, plaintiff is reimbursed for…
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