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Hospital Mergers Burden of Proof

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Court Denies FTC’s Request To Block Hospital Merger, Citing Marketplace Realities

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A federal court on Tuesday denied the FTC’s request to enjoin the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and the Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, two hospital systems in the Philadelphia area. After a six-day hearing that...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Third Circuit Grants FTC Injunction in Penn State Hershey-Pinnacle Merger, Overruling Lower Court

On September 27, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit handed the Federal Trade Commission a big win, overturning the Middle District of Pennsylvania’s denial of an injunction to block the proposed merger of Penn...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

FTC Battles Hospital Mergers: What to Watch for in this Summer’s High-Profile Appeals

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In a town that is no stranger to landmark hospital merger cases, last month a Chicago federal judge denied the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) motion for a preliminary injunction to temporarily block a merger between...more

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FTC Suffers Another Hospital Merger Loss in Advocate-NorthShore

On Tuesday, June 14, 2016, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois declined to temporarily block the proposed merger of Advocate Health Care Network and NorthShore University HealthSystem in the Chicago...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Five Lessons From 2015 Healthcare Deals

In 2015, we already have seen a great deal of activity in healthcare transactions that is attracting antitrust scrutiny, with mixed results. Among the winners have been Cabell and St. Mary's, which received state clearance...more

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Anatomy of a Provider-Merger Antitrust Challenge (Part 5)

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This is the fifth in a six-part series discussing the Federal Trade Commission's challenges to provider mergers. Following the initial Introduction and Background (Part 1), the series discusses The Need for Early Legal Advice...more

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