FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Plaintiff,
v.
BUTTERWORTH HEALTH CORPORATION, a Michigan corporation, and Blodgett Memorial Medical Center, a Michigan corporation, Defendants.
United States District Court, W.D. Michigan, Southern Division.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
September 26, 1996.
Order Awarding Judgment October 28, 1996.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Edith A. Landman, Asst. U.S. Attorney, Michael H. Dettmer, United States Attorney, Grand Rapids, MI, Melvin H. Orlans, Office of General Counsel, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC, for Federal Trade Commission.
James S. Brady, Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, Grand Rapids, MI, for Booth Newspapers Inc.
John D. Tully, Richard L. Bouma, Warner, Norcross & Judd, LLP, Grand Rapids, MI, Peter J. Armstrong, Jacqueline D. Scott, Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett, Grand Rapids, MI, William G. Kopit, Epstein, Becker & Green, Washington, DC, for Butterworth Health Corp., Blodgett Memorial Medical Center.
Richard E. Holmes, Jr., Garan, Lucow & Miller, Grand Rapids, MI, for Physicians Health Plan of West Michigan.
Stanford P. Berenbaum, Honigman, Miller, Schwartz & Cohn, Douglas J. Golden, PC, Birmingham, MI, for Mercy Health Plans.
Michael T. Zajac, Asst. General Counsel, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Michigan, Corporate Law Section, Detroit, MI, for Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan.
Thomas W. Schouten, Dunn, Schouten & Snoap, PC, Wyoming, MI, for Grand Valley Health Plan, Inc.
Alvin D. Treado, Culver, Lague, Newman & Irish, Muskegon, MI, for Hackley Hospital.
David A. Ettinger, Honigman, Miller, Schwartz & Cohn, Detroit, MI, for Sandra Bruce, Mercy Muskegon Hospital, Mission Health Corporation, Steven Williams, St. Mary's Health Services, John Maurer, M.D., John Forsyth.
United States District Court, W.D. Michigan, Southern Division.
OPINION OF THE COURT
McKEAGUE, District Judge.
This is an action by plaintiff Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") for a preliminary injunction under § 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. § 53(b), to enjoin the proposed merger of two Grand Rapids hospitals operated by defendants Butterworth Health Corporation and Blodgett Memorial Medical Center. The FTC contends the effect of the...
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