Federal Trade Commission et al v. Advocate Health Care Network et al

  1. January 25, 2016

    4 Hospitals Say Sensitive Info At Risk In FTC Merger Suit

    Four Chicago-area health care providers asked an Illinois federal court on Friday for leave to intervene in a Federal Trade Commission suit opposing the merger of two other area hospitals, saying their confidential information is at risk if they don't step in.

  2. January 19, 2016

    Hospitals Urge FTC To Hand Over Data In Merger Opposition

    The Federal Trade Commission should be forced to hand over the calculations it used when it objected to the merger of two Chicago-area hospitals before trial in order to allow the hospitals to properly defend themselves, they told an Illinois federal court Friday.

  3. January 12, 2016

    Chicago Hospitals Fight FTC, Say Merger Isn't Anticompetitive

    Two Chicago-area hospitals fighting the Federal Trade Commission's push to block their merger told an Illinois federal court Monday that the commission's complaint is "fundamentally flawed" and reflects a "misguided" application of antitrust laws.

  4. December 18, 2015

    FTC Moves To Stop Merger Of Chicago-Area Hospitals

    The Federal Trade Commission announced Friday it will move to block the merger of two Chicago-area hospitals in an effort to protect health care competition in the suburbs north of the city, an action the hospitals said they will fight.