FTC Chief Lambastes 11th Circ. Decision On Hospital Merger

By Melissa Lipman (May 3, 2012, 10:20 PM EDT) -- Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz criticized the Eleventh Circuit on Thursday for its "jarringly wrong" ruling that Phoebe Putney Health System Inc.'s acquisition of its only nearby rival was shielded by the state action doctrine, saying the dispute clearly warranted the U.S. Supreme Court's time....

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