Federal Trade Commission et al v. Advocate Health Care Network et al

  1. April 01, 2016

    Hospital Execs' Hearing Statements Not Hearsay, FTC Argues

    The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has countered attempts by two Chicago-area health care providers to block hearing transcripts as hearsay in the case over their proposed merger, arguing that to do so would contradict federal evidence laws.

  2. March 29, 2016

    Hospitals Try To Block FTC Hearing Transcripts In Merger Row

    Two Chicago-area health care providers whose proposed merger has drawn the ire of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission asked an Illinois federal court Monday to keep transcripts of FTC-led hearings out of court, claiming the statements were produced by one-sided questioning and are therefore "inadmissible hearsay."

  3. March 24, 2016

    Chicago Hospital Cos. Urge Judge Not To Block Merger

    Two healthcare providers in the Chicago area have urged an Illinois federal judge not to block their merger, arguing that it would lead to better and more affordable care despite the insistence of federal and state antitrust enforcers that the deal would likely inflate prices.

  4. March 09, 2016

    FTC Calls To Block Chicago Hospital Merger During Review

    The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday publicly set forth its reasons for wanting to block the merger between two of northern Chicago's largest health care systems, asking an Illinois federal judge in a redacted document to prevent the finalization of the merger until a May administrative hearing can be held.

  5. February 29, 2016

    Hospitals Told In-House Counsel Can't See Competitors' Docs

    An Illinois magistrate judge on Monday ordered two Chicago-area hospitals to restrict competitors' confidential information to outside counsel only, in part because the LinkedIn profiles of the hospitals' in-house counsel appear to contradict their arguments that they weren't involved in competitive decision-making.

  6. February 19, 2016

    FTC Hits Back At Hospitals' Bid To Compel Atty Testimony

    The contentious battle in the Federal Trade Commission and state of Illinois' suit to block a merger between two Chicago-area hospitals continued Friday as the regulator told an Illinois federal judge the hospitals' latest motion to compel is just an attempt to learn its legal strategy.

  7. February 16, 2016

    Hospitals Say FTC 'Stonewalling' In Proposed Chicago Merger

    Two Chicago-area hospitals battling the Federal Trade Commission over their proposed merger told an Illinois federal judge on Monday the agency has been "stonewalling" on its discovery obligations and should be forced to put up witnesses for deposition.

  8. February 05, 2016

    Merging Hospitals Say Documents Safe With In-House Counsel

    Two Chicago-area hospitals fighting with the Federal Trade Commission over their proposed merger on Thursday told an Illinois federal court that intervening local health care providers' requests to ban all in-house counsel from seeing certain confidential documents is excessive and unnecessary.

  9. February 03, 2016

    Aetna, Health Co. Can Seek Document Privacy In Merger Suit

    An Illinois federal judge said Tuesday that Aetna Inc. and Chicago-area health-care provider Amita Health can intervene in the Federal Trade Commission's suit opposing a hospital merger as part of their bid to protect confidential documents they handed over to the government.

  10. January 27, 2016

    Hospitals Can Seek Limits On Private Docs In FTC Merger Suit

    An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday allowed four Chicago-area health care providers to intervene in a Federal Trade Commission suit opposing the merger of two other area hospitals, a move not opposed by the FTC or the merging hospitals.