- Docket No.
- 1:24-cv-00016
- District Court
- Pennsylvania Western
Goal
- Award damages
- Award restitution
- Block anticompetitive practices
- Certify class
- Declaration that defendant action is unlawful
Issues
Litigation Content
Why This Matters:
Why This Matters:
Employees of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center allege that the hospital violated Section 2 of the Sherman Act. The employees argue that the hospital uses its monopsony power to suppress wages, increase workloads, and restrict the mobility of skilled health care workers through anticompetitive practices such as non-compete clauses and “do not rehire” blacklists.
Potential Impact:
Potential Impact:
Anticompetitive practices by dominant health care providers can impact labor markets, potentially suppressing wages, worsening working conditions, and ultimately impacting the quality of patient care.
31 Major Filings
- DEFENDANT'S RESPONSE TO MOTION FOR STATUS CONFERENCE (Aug 31, 2026)
- SCHEDULING ORDER (Aug 24, 2026)
- PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR STATUS CONFERENCE (Aug 24, 2026)
- DEFENDANT'S RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY (Mar 9, 2026)
- PLAINTIFFS' NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY (Mar 5, 2026)
- DEFENDANT'S RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY (Feb 28, 2025)
- PLAINTIFFS' NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY (Feb 18, 2025)
- DEFENDANT'S BRIEF (Feb 4, 2025)
- PLAINTIFFS' BRIEF (Feb 4, 2025)
- HEARING TRANSCRIPT (Jan 31, 2025)
- SCHEDULING ORDER (Jan 28, 2025)
- DEFENDANT'S RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY (Dec 4, 2024)
- PLAINTIFFS' NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY (Nov 27, 2024)
- SCHEDULING ORDER (Nov 14, 2024)
- DEFENDANT'S REPLY RE: MOTION TO DISMISS (Oct 23, 2024)
- DEFENDANT'S REPLY RE: MOTION TO STRIKE (Oct 7, 2024)
- SCHEDULING ORDER (Oct 4, 2024)
- NON-PARTY UNITED STATES' STATEMENT OF INTEREST (Sep 30, 2024)
- NON-PARTY UNITED STATES' NOTICE (Sep 13, 2024)
- PLAINTIFFS' RESPONSE TO MOTION TO DISMISS (Sep 5, 2024)
- PLAINTIFFS' RESPONSE TO MOTION TO STRIKE (Sep 5, 2024)
- DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS (Aug 23, 2024)
- DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO STRIKE (Aug 5, 2024)
- SCHEDULING ORDER (Aug 2, 2024)
- DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS (Jul 22, 2024)
- DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO STRIKE (Jul 22, 2024)
- SCHEDULING ORDER (May 30, 2024)
- AMENDED COMPLAINT (May 23, 2024)
- SCHEDULING ORDER (Mar 28, 2024)
- JOINT STIPULATION (Feb 9, 2024)
- COMPLAINT (Jan 18, 2024)