Carriage Hill Cabin John, Inc. v. Maryland Health Resources Planning Commission

HOLLANDER, Judge.

This appeal arises from a fierce competition that began in 1991, pitting three health care providers in a battle to obtain the requisite Certificate of Need from the Maryland Health Resources Planning Commission (the “Commission”), appellee, for the development of new nursing home beds in Montgomery County (the “County”). The competitors, Carriage Hill-Cabin John, Inc. 1 (“Carriage Hill” or “CHCJ”), appellant, Marriott Retirement Communities, Inc. (“MRCI” or “Marriott”), 2 appellee, and Montgomery InterCare Associates (“In-terCare”), all sought the right to develop a maximum…