FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION et al v. THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY et al

  1. September 10, 2020

    Einstein Seeks Contempt Order In Hospital Merger Doc Fight

    Albert Einstein Healthcare Network wants a nursing home operator held in contempt for refusing to cough up financial documents it needs to fend off a merger challenge, telling a Pennsylvania federal court that the nonparty is trying to "run out the clock" before an upcoming preliminary injunction hearing.

  2. September 02, 2020

    Medical Group Must Turn Over Docs In Hospital Merger Case

    A Pennsylvania federal judge has ordered a health care chain to hand over documents and rejected its bid to sanction Albert Einstein Healthcare Network for seeking materials to fend off a Federal Trade Commission challenge to Einstein's merger with another hospital group.

  3. August 24, 2020

    Pa. Hospital Chain Denies Discovery Abuse In Merger Dispute

    Albert Einstein Healthcare Network is fighting a sanctions bid against it for seeking documents from a nursing home operator that has been communicating with the Federal Trade Commission as part of the agency's challenge to Einstein's proposed merger with another Philadelphia hospital chain.

  4. August 19, 2020

    Pa. Hospital Chain Allegedly Abusing Discovery In Merger Suit

    The owner of multiple health care facilities nationwide has accused the Albert Einstein Healthcare Network of "baseless and punitive discovery requests" seeking material that is "irrelevant" to defending a merger with Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals that the Federal Trade Commission is challenging, according to briefs unsealed on Tuesday in Pennsylvania federal court.

  5. June 08, 2020

    Nursing Homes Must Give Records In Pa. Hospital Merger Row

    A Philadelphia-area group of nursing homes will have to answer a subpoena for records relating to whether it competes with the Albert Einstein Healthcare Network and Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, after a federal judge ruled they were relevant to the Federal Trade Commission's opposition to the merger between Einstein and Jefferson.

  6. May 22, 2020

    Philly Hospital Fights Bid To Quash Subpoena In Merger Case

    Albert Einstein Healthcare Network has told a Pennsylvania federal court that it needs documents from an area nursing home operator to show they compete against each other as it tries to fend off a merger challenge from the Federal Trade Commission and the state.

  7. May 01, 2020

    Nursing Home Co. Says Philly Hospital Wants 'Blueprint'

    A Pennsylvania nursing home operator has urged a federal judge not to let Albert Einstein Healthcare Network have access to  business plans and other internal documents sought as the network contests a Federal Trade Commission merger challenge.

  8. March 12, 2020

    Philly Health Networks Can't Keep Deal Value Under Wraps

    A Pennsylvania federal judge rejected a bid Thursday from Albert Einstein Healthcare Network to keep the value of its planned merger with Jefferson Health under seal as the Federal Trade Commission and state attorney general seek to block the transaction.

  9. February 27, 2020

    FTC Moves To Block Merger Of 2 Top Philly Health Networks

    The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday it will sue to stop Jefferson Health from acquiring Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, saying that combining the two Philadelphia-area health care systems would destroy their incentive to compete for inclusion in insurance networks and reduce the quality of care.