March 31, 2020
A health care system operating a series of Illinois hospitals didn't violate antitrust laws when it negotiated insurance contracts that cut competitors out of insurance networks, an Illinois federal magistrate judge ruled Tuesday, partially adopting the report and recommendations of a special master who previously presided over the case.
February 09, 2018
The U.S. Department of Justice has gone to bat for Marion HealthCare LLC in the surgery center's antitrust suit against Southern Illinois Healthcare, telling an Illinois federal court SIH is wrong to argue that an appeals court ruling means its disputed insurance contracts are legal "as a matter of law."
January 18, 2018
Outpatient surgical center Marion HealthCare LLC on Wednesday hit back at claims that it improperly filed confidential information in its Illinois antitrust suit against Southern Illinois Healthcare, blaming the hospital chain for the accidental disclosure of contract information.
December 19, 2017
Surgery center Marion HealthCare LLC defended its antitrust suit over Southern Illinois Healthcare's allegedly exclusive contracts with insurers, arguing Monday that to get a quick win in the case, SIH used "verbal sleight of hand" to suggest the contracts were not exclusive.
September 22, 2017
Southern Illinois Healthcare asked an Illinois federal judge Thursday to disqualify the lead attorney bringing an antitrust suit against the hospital chain, saying he is also a key witness in the case and responsible for much of the plaintiff's business affairs.