David W. Simon

Supreme Court Issues Landmark Ruling in Hospital Merger Case on Scope of State Action Immunity

On February 19, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a local hospital authority’s acquisition of a hospital in Georgia was not immunized from the antitrust laws under the state action doctrine. In doing so, the...more

2/20/2013 - Acquisitions FTC FTC v. Phoebe Putney Health System Government Entities Governmental Immunity Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Hospital Mergers Hospitals Inc. SCOTUS State Action Doctrine