Steward Health Care System LLC v. Southcoast Health System, Inc.

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:15-cv-14188

Court:

Massachusetts

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Judge:

Mark L. Wolf

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Companies

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  1. September 19, 2016

    Hospital Slams Recommendation To Scotch Antitrust Suit

    A Massachusetts magistrate judge erred by recommending that alleged defamatory statements made by one hospital system concerning a rival's actions should not be deemed to fall under the purview of federal antitrust law, Steward Health Care System LLC argued on Friday.

  2. September 06, 2016

    Hospital Chain Shouldn't Face Antitrust Claims, Judge Says

    A Massachusetts federal magistrate recommended Friday that Southcoast Health System Inc. be found immune from antitrust claims over an allegedly anti-competitive lawsuit it brought against rival Steward Health Care System LLC in state court, citing a doctrine that shields petitioners to the government from antitrust liability.

  3. July 27, 2016

    Mass. Hospital Says Suit Against Competitor Wasn't 'Sham'

    A Massachusetts hospital chain told a federal judge in Boston on Wednesday that the state suit it filed against a competitor to stop it from opening a new heart center, though ultimately unsuccessful, was far from a "sham" that could form the basis of an antitrust claim.

  4. January 26, 2016

    Mass. Hospital Operator Seeks To Duck Rival's Monopoly Suit

    A nonprofit hospital operator accused of filing sham litigation in an effort to maintain a monopoly on cardiac catheterization services in southeastern Massachusetts has urged a federal court to toss the suit, saying its opponents fail to state a claim under federal or state anti-trust law.

  5. December 21, 2015

    Mass. Hospital Operator Slaps Rival With Monopoly Suit

    Steward Health Care System LLC on Monday accused a rival of filing a sham state court suit to prevent the hospital operator from opening a specialized cardiac center in southeastern Massachusetts in the hopes of maintaining a monopoly in the region.

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