FTC Hospital Merger Loss Tees Up Fight Over Market Test

By Jeff Zalesin · June 21, 2016, 10:11 PM EDT

An Illinois federal judge's opinion refusing to block a Chicago-area hospital merger largely bypassed what the Federal Trade Commission sees as a crucial test for analyzing the relevant market, setting up...

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Documents

Opinion

Case Information

Case Title

FTC, et al v. Advocate Health Care Network, et al

Case Number

Court

Appellate - 7th Circuit

Nature of Suit

1410 Antitrust

Date Filed

June 15, 2016

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