Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Mar. 31, 2017
Federal judge: California cities immune from antitrust liability for ambulance services
At issue in the case decided late Wednesday was whether local governments can retain their public immunity when they participate in the market as service providers, effectively closing out private competitors within their borders.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Though the U.S. Supreme Court has indicated public entities can be held liable for antitrust law violations in some instances, cities that provide their own emergency ambulance services or contract exclusively with one provider are still immune under California law, a federal judge has ruled.
At issue in the case decided late Wednesday was whether local governments can retain their public ...
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