By BRIAN NEWSOME
McCLATCHY-TRIBUNE

A Colorado Springs doctors' group that accepted at least $250,000 from dialysis giant DaVita is now the target of a lawsuit claiming the group is aiding a new rival, according to a Colorado Springs newspaper.

DaVita, which operates dialysis centers in Colorado Springs, claims Pikes Peak Nephrology in Colorado Springs violated a non-compete agreement, disclosed DaVita's trade secrets and solicited employees to go to Liberty, according to The Gazette newspaper in Colorado Springs.

Elsewhere, DaVita also sued one of its own former nurses after she went to work for a Liberty center in Pueblo, according to court documents.

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