Alan H. Brader v. Allegheny General Hospital George J. Magovern, and Daniel L. Diamond

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• concluding that if “extensive allegations” in the plaintiff’s complaint regarding improprieties in the peer review process were accepted as true, then “defendants would not be entitled to HCQIA immunity,” and thus declining to affirm dismissal on this ground
• holding that although the plaintiff satisfied his burden to plead an antitrust injury, the Court was making no determination as to whether the plaintiff would be able to satisfy his burden of proof in the post-pleading stage of litigation
• noting that “the existence of ‘antitrust injury’ is not typically resolved through motions to dismiss”
• finding complaint adequately alleged antitrust injury where plaintiff alleged that defendants unreasonably restricted his ability to practice medicine in the relevant market and thus reduced competition
• finding complaint adequately alleged antitrust injury where plaintiff alleged that defendants unreasonably restricted his ability to practice medicine in the relevant market and thus reduced competition
• reversing district court’s dismissal of claims based on HCQIA and stating that the HCQIA’s presumption under 42 U.S.C. § 11112(a) “implies some opportunity to discover relevant evidence.”

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