On January 23, 2017, United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted the Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (the “DOJ”), request for an injunction blocking Aetna’s proposed $37 billion acquisition of...more
On January 18, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it reached a $100 million settlement with pharmaceutical company Questcor Pharmaartinceuticals, Inc. and its Irish parent company, Mallinckrodt plc. ...more
On October 31, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit overturned a district court decision that denied a motion by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Illinois Attorney General (IL AG) to block the...more
On September 27, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed a district court decision that the Federal Trade Commission and the state of Pennsylvania could not block the merger of two hospital systems,...more
On July 21, 2016, the Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (the “DOJ”) announced that it, along with several state attorneys general, would sue to block two multi-billion dollar health insurance mergers between Aetna and...more