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Defense gets chance to clarify gentlemen’s agreements in DaVita criminal trial
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Defense lawyers sought to change jurors’ perception of the corporate pacts at the heart of the federal criminal trial of DaVita, Inc. and its former leader, Kent Thiry, by clarifying the intent directly with one of the men responsible for the agreements. Andrew Hayek, the former chief executive officer of Surgical Care Affiliates, said on…
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‘I’m not proud of this’: Jurors in DaVita hear from witnesses who carried out allegedly illegal agreements
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Jurors on Tuesday learned details about the alleged conspiracy to keep workers locked in their jobs by DaVita, Inc. and its former leader Kent Thiry, hearing directly from two people who enforced the terms of the agreements or understood the motivations behind them. A key government witness, Bridget “Bridie” Fanning, recalled how uncomfortable she felt…
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White-collar DaVita trial kicks off with competing interpretations of corporate agreements
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Twelve jurors heard competing interpretations on Monday of the corporate agreements that are at the heart of a novel criminal trial based on an 1890 federal antitrust law. To the government, the agreements between kidney dialysis company DaVita, Inc. and three of its competitors represented an illegal scheme to restrict the movement of employees between…



