Federal Trade Commission v. Novant Health, Inc. et al

5:24-cv-00028

March 04, 2024
Novant Rival Fights Bid To Access Confidential FTC Docs

Novant Health can't unshield information given to regulators challenging its $320 million merger with two hospitals in North Carolina, a competitor hospital has told a federal court, saying it turned over those sensitive documents believing they would always be kept under wraps.
March 01, 2024
FTC Attacks Constitutional Defenses In Hospital Merger Fight

The Federal Trade Commission has urged a federal court to trim Novant Health's defenses in the agency's challenge of a $320 million plan to buy two North Carolina hospitals, citing case law holding that constitutional arguments are immaterial to the court's consideration of an antitrust injunction bid.
February 28, 2024
Novant In-House Attys Want Access To Confidential FTC Info

Novant Health has asked to tweak a protective order in the Federal Trade Commission's merger challenge regarding its $320 million plan to buy two hospitals in North Carolina, saying the current order designates nearly the entire investigative file confidential and is "unworkable."
January 30, 2024
NC Federal Judge OKs Temporary Halt In Novant Hospital Deal

Novant Health's push to buy two North Carolina hospitals is on hold after a federal judge granted a temporary restraining order Monday pausing the $320 million transaction, a step each party agreed to amid the antitrust challenge.