- A retiring North Carolina Business Court judge will allow state Attorney General Jeff Jackson to proceed with his lawsuit against HCA Healthcare.
- Jackson accuses HCA of violating its 2019 commitment to maintain emergency, trauma, and oncology services at Asheville’s Mission Hospital.
- Judge Julianna Theall Earp issued a 55-page order Monday granting and denying motions on both sides of the dispute. Both Jackson and HCA had pursued summary judgment that would have resolved the dispute in their favor without a trial.
A retiring North Carolina Business Court judge will allow state Attorney General Jeff Jackson to move forward with portions of his lawsuit against HCA Healthcare over its operations of Asheville’s Mission Hospital.
Judge Julianna Theall Earp issued a 55-page order in the case Monday, days before her Aug. 1 retirement from the state Business Court. Earp granted and denied motions on both sides of the legal dispute.
Earp “ruled in favor of several of the Attorney General’s arguments and largely denied HCA’s motion for summary judgment,” according to a news release Tuesday from Jackson’s office…