Marion HealthCare, LLC et al v. Becton Dickinson & Company et al

  1. March 15, 2021

    Becton Beats Antitrust Suit After 7th Circ. Revival

    An Illinois federal judge Monday again threw out an antitrust suit brought by health care providers accusing Becton Dickinson & Co. and others down the distribution chain of conspiring to inflate syringe and catheter prices, after the Seventh Circuit revived the case last year.

  2. January 11, 2021

    Becton Buyers Defend Revived Antitrust Suit

    Health care providers urged an Illinois federal court not to toss their revived antitrust claims against Becton Dickinson & Co., saying calls from the medical equipment giant to again dismiss the case from Marion HealthCare LLC and Marion Diagnostic Center LLC misrepresented the Seventh Circuit's directions.    

  3. November 06, 2020

    Becton Says Revived Antitrust Suit Should Be Axed For Good

    Becton Dickinson & Co. urged an Illinois federal judge Friday to toss out revived claims that it conspired with others to inflate syringe and catheter prices, saying health care providers' amended antitrust claims failed to follow the Seventh Circuit's directions.  

  4. April 26, 2019

    DOJ Asks 7th Circ. To Revive Becton Price-Fixing Suit

    A federal court "misconstrued" the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Illinois Brick ruling when it tossed an antitrust suit filed by health care providers accusing medical supplier Becton Dickinson & Co. and others of jacking up prices on syringes and catheters, the U.S. Department of Justice told the Seventh Circuit.

  5. November 30, 2018

    Becton Buyers' Antitrust Suit Killed Under Illinois Brick

    An Illinois federal judge on Friday axed three health care providers' proposed class suit alleging medical supply maker Becton Dickinson & Co. and others down the distribution chain illegally jacked up prices on syringes and catheters, finding the indirect buyers' claims barred by the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Illinois Brick ruling.

  6. September 19, 2018

    Becton Can't Avoid Medical Supplies Antitrust Suit, Court Told

    A proposed class of health care providers struck back Tuesday at Becton Dickinson & Co.'s bid to escape their suit accusing the medical supply manufacturer of suppressing competition in the market, saying the providers don't have to be direct purchasers to bring antitrust claims.

  7. May 04, 2018

    Becton At Center Of Antitrust Suit Over Syringes, Catheters

    A potential class of medical providers on Thursday brought a sprawling antitrust suit in Illinois federal court over syringe and catheter prices against manufacturer Becton Dickinson & Co. along with several distributors and companies that negotiate prices for those supplies.