A jury found DaVita Inc. not guilty of claims that the kidney dialysis provider violated federal antitrust law by engaging in “no-poach” agreements with competitors, delivering another blow for regulators looking to boost enforcement on anti-competitive hiring practices.
The company’s former CEO, Kent Thiry, also was not found guilty Friday of the same charges by the jury in the criminal trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. The government alleged during the trial that he was the force behind the agreements and saw the company as a “village.”
DaVita and Thiry were indicted by the Justice ...
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