April 12, 2022
Both sides in a New Jersey hospital merger plan enjoined by the Federal Trade Commission have called on the agency to pull the plug on its review, arguing that a post-appeal termination of the deal has mooted the regulatory case and any need for further action.
March 22, 2022
The Third Circuit on Tuesday, in a precedential opinion, upheld a preliminary injunction the Federal Trade Commission won last August in pausing Hackensack Meridian Health Inc.'s planned purchase of Englewood Healthcare over concerns that the deal is likely to substantially lessen competition.
December 07, 2021
The Federal Trade Commission told a Third Circuit panel during oral argument Tuesday that the New Jersey attorney general's approval of the planned acquisition of a hospital in Bergen County has no bearing on federal enforcers' attempt to stop the deal.
December 03, 2021
A Pennsylvania mass transit operator, the commonwealth's banking regulator and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela are among the entities in December seeking the Third Circuit's input on such issues as thorny constitutional matters and a $1.4 billion arbitral award battle.
November 08, 2021
Attorneys general from 24 states, the District of Columbia and Guam urged the Third Circuit to uphold a ruling blocking the merger of two New Jersey hospital systems, saying Monday that reductions in health care competition usually end up raising prices for patients.
November 01, 2021
The Federal Trade Commission urged the Third Circuit not to undo an order pausing the planned acquisition of a Bergen County, New Jersey, hospital, saying the move would eliminate head-to-head competition for patients and for inclusion in insurance plans.