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New FTC Noncompete Ban Temporarily Blocked

A federal District Court in the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, has issued a limited injunction against the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) recently announced rule against employers using non-competition...more

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Novant Health Abandons Proposed Purchase Following Fourth Circuit’s Issuance of Injunction

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We have been reporting on the Federal Trade Commission’s continuing effort to block Novant Health’s purchase of Lake Norman Regional Medical Center and Davis Regional Psychiatric Hospital from Community Health Systems. Last...more

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Rhode Island Attorney General and FTC Team Up to Block Merger of Healthcare Systems

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Rhode Island AG Peter Neronha issued a decision pursuant to his authority under Rhode Island’s Hospitals Conversions Act denying a proposed merger between healthcare systems Lifespan Corporation and Care New England Health...more

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Peabody and Arch Coal Walk Away from Joint Venture After District Court Grants FTC’s Request for Preliminary Injunction

On September 29, 2020, Judge Sarah Pitlyk, a 2019 Trump appointee to the Eastern District of Missouri, granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request for a preliminary injunction barring two thermal coal producers, Arch...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

Eighth Circuit Affirms Preliminary Injunction Blocking Physician Practice Acquisition in North Dakota

On June 13, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a preliminary injunction granted to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and North Dakota Attorney General (NDAG) blocking the proposed acquisition of...more

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FTC Granted Preliminary Injunction to Block Physician Practice Acquisition

On December 13, 2017 a magistrate judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota granted a request of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and North Dakota Attorney General to preliminarily enjoin Sanford...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FTC Temporarily Halts Proposed DraftKings-FanDuel Merger

On June 20, 2017, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a temporary restraining order blocking the daily fantasy sports (DFS) companies DraftKings and FanDuel from consummating their proposed...more

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Chicago-Area Hospitals Abandon Fight to Save Merger from FTC Challenge

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After the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled on Oct. 31, 2016, that the district court's refusal to enjoin the merger of two hospital systems in Chicago's northern suburbs was based on an improper antitrust...more

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FTC's Winning Streak Restored: Seventh Circuit Reverses Denial of Preliminary Injunction in Chicago Hospital Merger, Competition...

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Recent appellate decisions confirm the uphill battle hospitals face when merging with other hospitals. On October 31, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit overturned the district court’s ruling in Federal Trade...more

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Third Circuit Delivers Resounding Victory for FTC in Pennsylvania Hospital Merger Case

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On September 27, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit handed the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) a significant antitrust victory by granting its request for a preliminary injunction to stay the pending merger...more

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The End of the Road for Hershey Medical Center's Merger: Parties Abandon Transaction After Third Circuit Rules That Hospital...

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The decision serves as a reminder of the uphill battle that merging health care providers have faced since the FTC’s adoption of its current rigid market definition standard in 2007. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the...more

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Antitrust Reverse Termination Fees--2016 Q2 Update

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This post updates the public deal antitrust reverse termination fee database through June 30, 2016. An antitrust reverse termination fee (ARTF), sometimes called an antitrust reverse breakup fee, is a fee payable by the...more

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Federal Court Enjoins Texas Medical Board from Enforcing More Stringent Telemedicine Rules

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On April 10, 2015, the Texas Medical Board (the “Board”) voted to adopt stricter regulations governing the practice of telemedicine, which were scheduled to go into effect June 3, 2015 (the “Revised Regulations”). The Board...more

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