The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Ohio Attorney General (Ohio AG) are challenging the acquisition by Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica Health Systems (ProMedica) of St. Luke’s Hospital, a formerly independent general acute-care hospital in Lucas County, Ohio (St. Luke’s). In connection with the …
Eighth Circuit Issues Decision on Bundling and Exclusive Dealing
August 20, 2010 Leave a Comment
The Eighth Circuit has issued a significant antitrust decision addressing bundled rebates and the law surrounding exclusionary contracts. In Southeast Missouri Hospital v. C.R. Bard, Inc. (No. 09-3325, Aug. 17, 2010), the Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment dismissing a …