NRMP Match lawsuit dismissed

[carrigallen]

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August 16, 2004

Litigation involving the Match dismissed

A federal judge on Aug. 12 dismissed antitrust claims focused on the National
Resident Matching Program (NRMP), commonly known as the "the Match."

Judge Paul Friedman of the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., stated in
his written opinion that Section 207 of the Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004,which became law on April 14, precludes continuation of the purported class action claims by the three plaintiffs. The lawsuit had been filed more than two years ago.

The NRMP and its organizational sponsors (including the AMA), together with 29 teaching hospitals or residency programs which had been named as representatives of a class of all similarly positioned residency programs in the U.S., had been included as defendants. A single overarching antitrust conspiracy among all of the defendants to improperly constrain resident stipends and to impose unfair working conditions had been alleged.

 

[edmadison]

I would like to publicly like to state for the record, " I told you so".

That being said, I can't believe no one mentioned this statute earlier (or did I miss it). It's a no brainer. I'm surprised the suit wasn't dropped once the statute was passed. Congress sold us all out. Here's some news: your congress bought and paid for by big money special interest groups. The only consolation I have is that someday we to will be "the man".

Ed

 

[OrthoFixation]

How can a statute passed in April 2004 invalidate a lawsuit filed two years ago? So laws can be retroactive? In that case, I want to rescind the cushy retirement plans all the federal politicos so graciously voted themselves with our money.

What does a Pension Funding Equity Act have to do with monopolizing skilled labor?

I smell a skunk, er I mean big corporate lawyers.