On November 7, 2003, CVT President S.M. “Skip” Oliva appealed a federal court’s final judgment in United States v. Mountain Health Care, P.A., to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Oliva’s appeal will address the federal government’s compliance with the Tunney Act, 15 U.S.C. §16, which governs negotiated settlements in Justice Department civil antitrust cases. This paper discusses the issues Oliva will raise on appeal and provides background on the Mountain case.

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