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DaVita case heads to jury: ‘There’s not a bro code exception’
Jurors will now decide whether Denver-based kidney care company DaVita, Inc. and its former leader, Kent Thiry, are guilty of violating a century-old federal antitrust law by conspiring to prevent DaVita employees from being recruited for other job opportunities. Prosecutors with the U.S. Department of Justice and defense attorneys for DaVita and Thiry delivered nearly…
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Jurors hear from victim of alleged corporate conspiracy in ongoing DaVita trial
After a week of calling corporate executives to testify and airing communications between the enablers of an alleged white-collar conspiracy, the government’s attorneys on Tuesday closed their case by letting the jury hear from one victim of the scheme. Elliot Holder, a self-described mid-level employee of kidney care company DaVita, Inc., recounted his experience interviewing…
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Jurors in DaVita trial quiz FBI agent about investigation tactics
Jurors expressed a keen interest on Monday in knowing the details of the federal government’s process for investigating, charging and prosecuting kidney care company DaVita, Inc. and its former leader, Kent Thiry, on white-collar criminal charges. As the second week of the trial began in downtown Denver, Special Agent Matthew Hamel of the Federal Bureau…
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DaVita criminal trial ends first week with executive hiring under microscope
The criminal trial of kidney care company DaVita, Inc. and its former leader, Kent Thiry, ended its first week with a detailed look at the flow of DaVita employees to Radiology Partners, another healthcare company the government alleges was involved in a conspiracy to stifle competition in the labor market. Jurors heard from Rich Whitney,…
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‘I’m not proud of this’: Jurors in DaVita hear from witnesses who carried out allegedly illegal agreements
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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Judge allows lawsuit to proceed against Colorado Springs officer who tased son of congressional candidate
A Colorado Springs police officer is the lone remaining defendant in a civil lawsuit alleging excessive force against the son of a current congressional candidate after a federal judge dismissed the city and three other law enforcement officers from the litigation. Carl Andersen Jr. may proceed to trial with his claim against Officer Vito DelCore,…
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White-collar DaVita trial kicks off with competing interpretations of corporate agreements
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…
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Federal jury trials to continue — for now — in Colorado
Even as state courts call off their jury trials amid a surge in COVID-19 infections, Colorado’s federal trial court is staying the course for now. During a teleconference hearing on Wednesday, U.S. District Court Senior Judge R. Brooke Jackson told the parties in a civil case that the judges planned to meet in two weeks…
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COURT CRAWL | Taxpayer Bill of Rights emerges unscathed from lawsuit, update on Biden’s judge nominees
Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. The Denver-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit dismissed a decade-old lawsuit seeking to invalidate Colorado’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights and the U.S. Senate has gone on recess for the rest of the year without confirming one of…