Hospital Antitrust. Mr. Baker represented a group of certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) who were to be excluded from their practice at a hospital due to an exclusive provider contract (“the contract”). During a hearing on his client’s request for a temporary injunction, Mr. Baker established that the hospital had acted in an anti-competitive manner in granting the contract, and that the anesthesiologists to whom the contract had been awarded were lacking in experience and had caused patient injuries and possible deaths. The trial judge found that the hospital had violated the antitrust statute and granted a temporary injunction finding that the implementation of the contract posed a risk to the safety of the public. This case was resolved through an agreed settlement. Settlement amount: Confidential.
