HCA Healthcare Inc v. Attorney General of the United States et al

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Case Number:

2:23-cv-01311

Court:

Louisiana Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Judge:

Lance M Africk

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  1. August 24, 2023

    FTC Continues Row With La. AG, Hospitals Over Merger Notice

    The Federal Trade Commission continued to trade blows Wednesday with Louisiana's attorney general and a pair of hospital systems over a since-completed transaction that the agency argued in federal court cannot evade merger notification requirements, no matter the sign-off it got from state authorities.

  2. July 19, 2023

    FTC Says Hospital Deal's Evasion Of Scrutiny Hurts Antitrust

    The Federal Trade Commission has warned a Louisiana federal judge against allowing Louisiana Children's Medical Center's $150 million deal to integrate three hospitals into its system to proceed without federal scrutiny, arguing such an unprecedented decision would diminish the authority of federal antitrust laws, but proponents of the deal contend the agency is being disingenuous.

  3. May 24, 2023

    FTC Hospital Merger Notification Suit Moved To Louisiana

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge has agreed to ship to Louisiana the Federal Trade Commission's challenge to Louisiana Children's Medical Center's $150 million deal to integrate three hospitals into its system, finding that there is enough interest in how the state's public advantage statute interacts with federal antitrust laws to warrant the venue change.

  4. April 26, 2023

    FTC Fights Bid To Move La. Hospital Merger Notice Case

    The Federal Trade Commission told a D.C. federal court Wednesday that its case alleging Louisiana Children's Medical Center and HCA Healthcare failed to report a $150 million deal should not be transferred to Louisiana where the hospital systems filed preemptive suits.

  5. April 24, 2023

    La. AG Says Hospital Merger Is Exempt From Notice To Feds

    Louisiana's attorney general told a federal court on Monday that the state specifically allowed Louisiana Children's Medical Center to acquire three hospitals from HCA Healthcare Inc. and that federal enforcers are attacking the state's sovereignty by trying to review the deal.

  6. April 20, 2023

    La. Hospitals Failed To Notify Feds Of Merger Plans, FTC Says

    The Federal Trade Commission asked a federal court on Thursday to stop Louisiana Children's Medical Center from integrating with three hospitals it recently acquired from HCA Healthcare Inc., alleging the health care systems failed to report the $150 million deal.