Linet Americas, Inc. v. Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. et al

  1. October 31, 2024

    Ill. Judge Doubts Hillrom's Bid For Rival's Communications

    An Illinois federal judge signaled hesitation Thursday over hospital-bed maker Hillrom's bid for a rival's communications it asserts will show that the rival lodged untimely antitrust claims, saying the company may be "skipping a step" by asserting their importance.

  2. August 21, 2024

    Hillrom Says Funding Docs 'Plainly' Relevant In Antitrust Suit

    Hospital-bed maker Hill-Rom Holdings, doing business as Hillrom, defended its request for litigation funding documents in rival Linet's suit targeting allegedly anticompetitive supply agreements, arguing they will help support its defenses and combat a "David and Goliath" characterization of the case.

  3. August 05, 2024

    Hillrom's 'Intrusive' Funding Probe Needs To Stop, Rival Says

    Hospital bed maker Linet has urged an Illinois federal court to block Hill-Rom Holdings Inc.'s "increasingly intrusive" bid for litigation funding documents in its antitrust suit targeting allegedly anticompetitive supply agreements, arguing that the records are off limits because they're irrelevant and legally protected.  

  4. January 18, 2024

    Hillrom Can't Discharge Hospital Bed Antitrust Suit

    An Illinois federal judge refused Wednesday to cull an antitrust suit against medical technologies supplier Hill-Rom Co. Inc., finding a rival hospital bed company sufficiently accused Hillrom of concealing, and continuing, an alleged scheme to force hospital systems into exclusive supply agreements, offsetting the four-year statute of limitations.