Antitrust Email Alerts 

DOJ Imposes Civil Penalties for Premerger "Gun Jumping" Email Alert - January 19, 2010 Federal Court in Illinois Allows Antitrust Claim Brought by Competing Ambulatory Surgery Center to Proceed Email Alert - January 19, 2010 FTC Chairman Leibowitz and Members of Congress Renew Call for Pay-for-Delay Legislation Email Alert - January 19, 2010 Federal Court Rejects Appeal by Physician Claiming Antitrust Injury from Lost Hospital Privileges Email Alert - January 19, 2010 New York City Hospital Purchasing Official Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging Email Alert - January 19, 2010 Nine Senators Urge the DOJ and FTC to Adopt Guidelines on Collaborative Care Models Email Alert - January 19, 2010 Texas Court Upholds Ruling Against Terminated Physicians Email Alert - January 11, 2010 Eighth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Antitrust Claim by Excluded Cardiologists Email Alert - January 11, 2010 FTC and DOJ Respond to Senators' Request for Guidance on Clinical Integration Email Alert - January 11, 2010 FTC Closes Investigation of Texas Hospital Merger Email Alert - January 11, 2010 Two Important Antitrust Updates for PPMC PG Members Email Alert - December 10, 2010 Court Grants Antitrust Immunity to Hospital and Physician Group Email Alert - November 9, 2009 Pennsylvania Investigates Insurers for Anti-Competitive Conduct Email Alert - November 6, 2009 Court Dismisses Pharmacists' Antitrust Challenge of Pfizer/Wyeth Merger Email Alert - November 9, 2009 Federal Judge Dismisses Antitrust Suit Against Pittsburgh Hospital System and Insurer Email Alert - November 9, 2009 Judge Says Radiology Center Antitrust Lawsuit Should Go to Trial Email Alert - November 6, 2009 Federal Circuit Court Upholds Ruling that Hospital Need Not Share Facilities with Nephrologist Email Alert - November 6, 2009 DOJ Antitrust Division Assistant AG Testifies Before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the Repeal of Antitrust Exemptions for Health Insurers Email Alert - October 15, 2009 California Court Dismisses Case Against Workers' Compensation Network Email Alert - October 14, 2009 District Court in New York Dismisses Antitrust Lawsuit Against Pharmaceutical Companies and Distributors Email Alert - October 14, 2009 U.S. District Court Dismisses Claims that Medical Device Manufacturer Drove Up Prices Email Alert - October 14, 2009 Hospital Agrees to Settle FTC Claim and Sell Clinic Assets Acquired in 2008 Email Alert - October 8, 2009 Federal Judge Denies Class Certification in Nurses Wage-Fixing Case Email Alert - October 2, 2009 Federal Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss Monopolization Case Against Epilepsy Drug Patent Holder Email Alert - September 28, 2009 Exclusive Contract Class Action Certified by Massachusetts Court: Average Increase in Price Demonstrated Class-Wide Antitrust Impact Email Alert - September 28, 2009 Department of Justice Will Not Challenge Hospitals' Joint Purchasing Arrangement Email Alert - September 28, 2009 California Court Rejects "Reverse Payment" Antitrust Suit Arising Out of Patent Settlement Email Alert - September 28, 2009 DOJ/FTC to Review U.S. Horizontal Merger Guidelines Email Alert - September 23, 2009 Judge Grants Motion to Dismiss Antitrust Counterclaims Against Dialysis Clinic Email Alert - September 17, 2009 GAO Report on Payor Competition Email Alert - September 4, 2009 Clinical Integration Bibliography of Sources Email Alert - August 25, 2009 FTC and Carilion Clinic Agree to Divestiture of Virginia Outpatient Clinics Acquired in 2008 Email Alert - August 10, 2009 Hospital Files Class Action Against Ovation Pharmaceuticals for Monopolization Email Alert - August 10, 2009 Medical Device Manufacturers Abandon Acquisition After FTC Files Complaint Email Alert - August 10, 2009 House Energy and Commerce Committee Pass Exclusion Payment Bill Email Alert - August 10, 2009 Executive Summary on the FTC's Report on Authorized Generics Email Alert - August 5, 2009 Federal Court Rules in Favor of FTC in Denying Ovation's Summary Judgment Motion Email Alert - July 31, 2009 FTC Retrospectively Challenges 2008 Acquisition of Outpatient Clinics in Virginia Email Alert - July 29, 2009 FTC Retrospectively Challenges 2008 Acquisition of Outpatient Clinics in Virginia Email Alert - July 29, 2009 Alta Bates Medical Group Settles FTC Price-Fixing Claims Email Alert - July 28, 2009 Appeals Court Dismisses Antitrust Claims Against Abbott Labs Over Price of HIV Drug Email Alert - July 20, 2009 DOJ Shifts Position on Reverse Payment Settlements, Agrees With FTC that Such Payments are "Presumptively Unlawful" Email Alert - July 20, 2009 FTC Commissioner Gives Speech on Clinical Integration Email Alert - July 20, 2009 Supreme Court to Hear NFL Licensing Case With Implications for Single-Entity Analysis and Joint Ventures Email Alert - July 20, 2009 Second Circuit Remands Exclusive Contract Suit for Determination of Whether Hospital Actively Supervised Private Defendants Email Alert - July 16, 2009 Pittsburgh Hospital System and Insurer Accused of Price-Fixing Email Alert - June 18, 2009 Federal Court Dismisses Suit Brought by Hospital Alleging Exclusion by Managed Care Plan Email Alert - June 17, 2009 CSL and Talecris Biotherapeutics Abandon Plans for Merger in Wake of FTC Challenge Email Alert - June 17, 2009 Court Dismisses Antitrust Claims Raised by Physician Who Lost Hospital Privileges Email Alert - June 17, 2009 American Hospital Association Asks DOJ to Increase Scrutiny of Health Plan Mergers Email Alert - May 22, 2009 Becton Dickinson Settles Antitrust Class Action Alleging Monopolization of Hypodermic Products Email Alert - May 22, 2009 Federal Court Employs State Action Doctrine to Bar Antitrust Claims Lodged Against Tennessee Physicians Email Alert - May 22, 2009 Illinois Settles Antitrust Case Against Illinois Clinics Email Alert - May 22, 2009 FTC Staff Provides Comments on Minnesota Legislation Seeking to Exempt Healthcare Co-Ops From Antitrust Liability Email Alert - April 23, 2009 FTC Staff Provides Comments on Proposed Clinical Integration Program Email Alert - April 23, 2009 Texas Insurers Agree to End Physician Rating Program Emai Alert - April 23, 2009 To FTC's Dismay, Federal Court Transfers Pharmaceutical Patent Case Email Alert - April 23, 2009 FTC Chairman Appoints Senior Staff Email Alert - April 23, 2009 FTC Testifies in Support of Legislation Banning "Pay-for-Delay" Settlements; Releases Report Calling Such Agreements a "Top Priority" for Enforcers Email Alert - April 15, 2009 Federal Antitrust Agencies Impose Penalties for False Representations About Patent Infringement Settlements Email Alert - April 14, 2009 AMA Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Wellpoint Alleging Conspiracy, Price-Fixing Email Alert - April 14, 2009 Court Dismisses Antitrust Suit Against Orthopedic Device Makers Email Alert - April 14, 2009 Court Dismisses Antitrust Suit Against Maker of Eye Surgery Products Email Alert - April 1, 2009 FTC Charges Trade Association With Facilitating Collusion Through Price Discussions Among Members Email Alert - April 1, 2009 State Court Judge Allows Specialty Hospital's Doctors to Practice at Rival Health System Email Alert - April 1, 2009 Supreme Court Denies Request by Texas Physician Group for Review of Illegal Price-Fixing Case Email Alert - April 1, 2009 Memorial Hermann Reaches Antitrust Settlement With Texas Attorney General Email Alert - February 27, 2009 Merger Of Highmark/IBC Abandoned After Pennsylvania Insurance Dep't Opposes It Email Alert - February 27, 2009 AMA Sues Insurers For Alleged Payment Fraud Email Alert - February 27, 2009 FTC Commissioner Gives Speech On Implications Of The Financial Meltdown For The FTC Email Alert - February 26, 2009 FTC Releases Two New Hospital Merger Retrospective Studies Email Alert - February 26, 2009 Pursuing Supreme Court Strategy, FTC Challenges Pharmaceutical Patent Settlements In Federal Court Email Alert - February 26, 2009 Teva Settles Drug Price-Fixing Allegations with Massachusetts Email Alert - February 3, 2009 BMS Enters into Fifty-State Settlement for Violating Court Order Email Alert - February 3, 2009 Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of Conspiracy Claims Against Health Insurer Email Alert - February 2, 2009 UnitedHealth Settles Allegations of Abuse of Ingenix Subsidiary With AMA, NY State Attorney General Email Alert - February 2, 2009 Court Finds Favorably for Defendants in Gun Jumping Case Email Alert - February 2, 2009 Illinois, Radiologists Settle Consumer Fraud Suit Based on Allegedly Illegal Kickbacks Email Alert - February 2, 2009 Iowa Court Refuses to Enforce Non-Competition Agreement Signed by Oncologist Email Alert - January 7, 2009 California Appeals Court Reinstates Antitrust Claims Against Hospital Email Alert - January 7, 2009 FTC Clears King/Alpharma Merger But Requires Divestiture Email Alert - January 7, 2009 FTC Allows Teva's Acquisition of Barr Pharmaceuticals; Divestitures Required Email Alert - January 7, 2009 FTC Announces Settlement With Physician Groups Over Price-Fixing Conspiracies Email Alert - January 7, 2009 FTC Commissioner Delivers Speech on Enforcement Strategies in the Healthcare Industry Email Alert - January 6, 2009 ABA Section of Antitrust Law Delivers Transition Report to New Administration Email Alert - January 6, 2009 Illinois Settles Antitrust Case Against Illinois Clinics Email Alert - January 6, 2009 FTC Sues Ovation Pharmaceuticals for Monopolizing Market for Congenital Heart Defect Drug, Alleging a 1300% Price Increase Email Alert - January 6, 2009 Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Antitrust Claims by Physician Against Children's Hospital Email Alert - December 9, 2008 Court of Appeals Denies Catheter Maker's Petition for Review of Class Certification Email Alert - December 9, 2008 Court Finds Favorably for Generic Drug Makers in Sham Litigation Case Email Alert - December 5, 2008 Kansas AG Sues Drug Companies For Overcharging the State's Medicaid Program Email Alert - December 5, 2008 U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds Validity of "Reverse Payment" Patent Settlements Email Alert - October 31, 2008 Ovcon 35 Case Allowed to Proceed Under Rule of Reason Analysis Email Alert - October 31, 2008 District Court Allows Sham Litigation Claim over Drug Tricor to Proceed to Trial Email Alert - October 31, 2008 FTC Challenges Non-Compete Agreement as Illegal Market Allocation Email Alert - October 30, 2008 Texas Physician Group Petitions U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Price-Fixing Case Email Alert - October 30, 2008 Pediatrician's Antitrust Case Against Medical Professionals Allowed to Proceed Email Alert - October 30, 2008 Class Certified on Some, But Not All, Issues in Nurse Wage Litigation Filed in Albany, NY Email Alert - October 21, 2008 DOJ and FTC Issue Joint Statement on Illinois' Certificate-of-Need Laws Email Alert - September 24, 2008 Court Allows Antitrust Case Against Illinois Clinics to Proceed Email Alert - September 24, 2008 DOJ Will Not Oppose Development of Model Contract Language for Cancer Trials Email Alert - September 24, 2008 Monopsony Case Against Blue Cross to Continue Email Alert - September 24, 2008 Arkansas Federal District Court Dismisses Antitrust Allegations of Collusion and Monopolization Against Hospital System and Health Plan Email Alert - September 18, 2008 Court Denies Preliminary Injunction in Conspiracy Suit Against Hospital and Nurse Midwives Email Alert - September 16, 2008 DOJ Releases Report on Single Firm Conduct; FTC Refuses to Sign On Email Alert - September 16, 2008 FTC Announces Workshops on Emerging Healthcare Competition and Consumer Protection Issues Email Alert - September 16, 2008 ProCure Sues NIU Over Plans to Build Proton Therapy Facility Email Alert – September 2, 2008 Texas Physician Group Seeks Reconsideration by Full Panel of U.S. Court of Appeals in Illegal Price-Fixing Case Email Alert – July 18, 2008 Michigan Governor Vetoes Proton Beam Cancer Treatment Consortium Based In Part On Antitrust Concerns Email Alert – July 18, 2008 Court of Appeals Dismisses Antitrust Suit Against PPO, Sanctions Plaintiff for Bringing Frivolous Suit Email Alert – June 2, 2008 Proposed Legislation Would Significantly Alter FTC's Enforcement Powers With Respect to Nonprofits Email Alert – May 27, 2008 U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds FTC Decision Finding that Texas Physician Group Engaged in Illegal Price-Fixing Email Alert – May 21, 2008 FTC, Virginia Attorney General Seek to Block Merger of Inova Health System and Prince William Hospital; Designates Commissioner as Administrative Law Judge Email Alert – May 12, 2008 District Court Dismisses ''Product-Switching'' Case against AstraZeneca Email Alert – May 2, 2008 FTC Issues Final Opinion and Order Detailing Evanston Remedy Email Alert – April 30, 2008 Former Bristol–Myers Squibb Vice President Indicted for False Statements in Connection with FTC Investigation Email Alert – April 25, 2008 Several Important Antitrust Developments Email Alert – April 1, 2008 DOJ Compels Divestiture in UnitedHealth's Merger with Sierra Email Alert – February 28, 2008 Three Important Antitrust Developments Email Alert – February 26, 2008 Court Finds Agreement Between Hospital and Rehab Clinic Is Not Anticompetitive Email Alert – January 25, 2008 Four Important Antitrust Developments Email Alert – December 3, 2007 Three Important Antitrust Developments Email Alert – November 28, 2007 Four Important Antitrust Developments Email Alert – October 31, 2007 Two Important Antitrust Developments Email Alert – October 23, 2007 Important Antitrust Developments Email Alert – September 24, 2007 Important Antitrust Update Email Alert – September 10, 2007 Important Antitrust Developments Email Alert – August 24, 2007 District Court Grants Summary Judgment for AUA and AMA in Antitrust Case Email Alert – August 9, 2007 FTC rules against Evanston Northwestern's Merger with Highland Park Email Alert – August 7, 2007 Four Important Antitrust Developments Email Alert – August 6, 2007 Two New Decisions Show That Hospital Privileges Cases Are Not Dead, but Plaintiffs Still Are Unlikely to Prevail Email Alert – July 18, 2007 Four Important Antitrust Developments Email Alert – July 2, 2007 Four Important Developments Email Alert – May 29, 2007 Presentation on the Healthcare Industry's Exposure to Antitrust Liability Email Alert – May 2, 2007 Physician Center Operator Alleges Antitrust Conspiracy Between Hospital and Illinois Village Email Alert – April 26, 2007 District Court Dismisses Antitrust Claims Against Insurers and Brokers Due to Insufficient Pleading Email Alert – April 9, 2007 Two District Courts Deny Use of Labor Exemption to Dismiss Wage-Fixing Allegations Email Alert – April 9, 2007 FTC Settles Price Fixing Charges With Chicago Physician Groups Email Alert – January 9, 2007 Recent Developments in Antitrust Email Alert – October 9, 2006 Two Important Developments Email Alert – September 12, 2006 FTC Announces Proposed Consent Order With Kansas City IPAs Email Alert – September 5, 2006 Federal Court Allows Claims of Interference with Competing Dialysis Center to Proceed Email Alert – August 9, 2006 Federal Court Dismisses Antitrust Claims Stemming from Denial of Physician Privileges Email Alert – July 10, 2006 Plaintiffs' Firms File Class Actions in Four Cities Alleging Conspiracy to Depress RN Wages Email Alert – June 21, 2006 Two Important Developments Email Alert – May 30, 2006 Southern District of New York Refuses to Dismiss Claims Brought by Radiologists against NYU School of Medicine Email Alert – May 25, 2006 Oregon District Court Dismisses Monopolization Claim Against Health System Email Alert – April 10, 2006 FTC Finds Hospitals' Proposed Joint Negotiations to Be Anticompetitive Email Alert – April 3, 2006 FTC Consent Agreement Resolves Invitation to Collude Complaint Email Alert – March 15, 2006 FTC Allows Allergan's Acquisition of Inamed But Requires Divestiture Email Alert – March 13, 2006 Two Important Developments Email Alert – March 8, 2006 Supreme Court Reverses Ninth Circuit in Antitrust Case Challenging Joint Venture Pricing Email Alert – March 1, 2006 FTC Settles Price Fixing Charges with Texas IPA Email Alert – February 15, 2006 DOJ Requires Termination of West Virginia Medical Center Market Allocation Agreement Email Alert – February 9, 2006 FTC Issues Order Modifying North Texas Specialty Physicians Opinion Email Alert – January 24, 2006