Saint Alphonsus Medical Center, et al v. St. Luke's Health System, LTD, et al

  1. April 21, 2015

    9th Circ. Won't Rehear St. Luke's Merger Fight

    The Ninth Circuit on Monday declined to reconsider a ruling that forced St. Luke's Health System Ltd. to unwind its purchase of a physician practice group, despite the health care provider's contention that a panel of judges made key errors.

  2. April 07, 2015

    Antitrust Professors Back Rehearing In St. Luke's Merger Fight

    A group of prominent antitrust professors filed a proposed amicus brief Monday supporting an en banc rehearing of a Ninth Circuit decision that forced St. Luke's Health System Ltd. to divest a local physician practice group, expressing concern that the decision will adversely affect consumer welfare.

  3. March 30, 2015

    St. Luke's Asks 9th Circ. To Rehear FTC Merger Challenge

    St. Luke's Health System Ltd. has asked the full Ninth Circuit to reconsider siding with the Federal Trade Commission and forcing it to divest a local physician practice group, arguing that the panel should have weighed the deal's benefits for patient care against any alleged anticompetitive effects.

  4. March 04, 2015

    FTC Loses Bid To Speed Up St. Luke's Divestitures

    The Ninth Circuit on Wednesday rejected the Federal Trade Commission's bid to quickly lift the stay on an order forcing St. Luke's Health System Ltd. to divest a local physician practice group despite concluding that the acquisition was anti-competitive.

  5. March 03, 2015

    St. Luke's Fights FTC Bid To Speed Divestitures

    St. Luke's Health System Ltd. and Saltzer Medical Group PA said Monday they would be unable to petition for rehearing if the court granted a request by the Federal Trade Commission to speed the lifting of the stay on the order requiring St. Luke's to sell Saltzer.

  6. February 19, 2015

    FTC Pushes 9th Circ. To Lift Stay On St. Luke's Divestiture

    The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday asked the Ninth Circuit to lift its stay of an order requiring St. Luke's Health System Ltd. to divest its acquisition Saltzer Medical Group PA in Idaho, saying it was urgent to press ahead with the sale now that the appeals court has affirmed the the antitrust ruling.

  7. February 10, 2015

    9th Circ. Backs FTC Hospital Merger Challenge

    The Ninth Circuit upheld a ruling on Tuesday ordering St. Luke's Health System Ltd. to unwind its purchase of a physician practice group, siding with the Federal Trade Commission despite the Idaho hospital's claims that the deal would help it meet health care reform requirements.

  8. January 02, 2015

    Health Care Cases To Watch In 2015

    An eye-popping assortment of highly consequential lawsuits affecting health care companies will play out in 2015, shaping the future of Affordable Care Act coverage, False Claims Act litigation, Medicare reimbursement and provider consolidation.

  9. November 19, 2014

    Doctor Deal Not Anti-Competitive, St. Luke's Tells 9th Circ.

    St. Luke's Health System Ltd. on Wednesday urged the Ninth Circuit to rule that its $16 million acquisition of an independent physician practice does not violate federal antitrust law, arguing that a lower court ignored the deal's benefits, including the ability to meet Affordable Care Act requirements.

  10. November 07, 2014

    Official Says St. Luke's Case Backs FTC's ACA Position

    As the Ninth Circuit gears up to hear St. Luke's Health System Ltd.'s bid to hold on to a rival physician practice group, a Federal Trade Commission official praised the case for supporting the antitrust watchdog's long-standing position that health care reform is no defense to anti-competitive mergers.