Law360, New York (February 15, 2012, 8:30 PM ET) -- A recent Seventh Circuit decision reviving a lawsuit that accused a Chicago-area hospital system of abusing its increased market share in the wake of a merger lowers the bar for plaintiffs looking to lodge more private antitrust class actions over transactions, attorneys say.
In January, a three-judge panel concluded that plaintiffs suing NorthShore University HealthSystem over its 2000 acquisition of Highland Park Hospital didn't have to show that the newly-merged hospital group raised rates for all services by the same amount or percentage to meet the...
7th Circ. Paves Way For More Antitrust Actions Over Tie-Ups
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