SURGICAL CARE CENTER v. HOSPITAL SERVICE DIST.

No. 01-30171.

309 F.3d 836 (2002)

SURGICAL CARE CENTER OF HAMMOND, L.C., doing business as St. Luke's Surgicenter, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NO. 1 OF TANGIPAHOA PARISH, doing business as North Oaks Medical Center; Quorum Health Resources, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 9, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeanne C. Comeaux (argued), Murphy J. Foster, III, Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Harry Joseph Philips, Jr. (argued), Gerald L. Walter, Jr., Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge, LA, Daniel M. Mulholland, III, Horty Springer & Mattern, Pittsburgh, PA, for Defendants-Appellees.

William George Kopit, Epstein, Becker & Green, Washington, DC, for New York State Ass'n of Ambulatory Surgery Centers Inc., Amicus Curiae.

Before KING, Chief Judge, and JONES and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.


EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

Surgical Care Center contends that North Oaks Medical Center, a public hospital, has violated the Sherman Antitrust Act and Louisiana statutes governing monopolies and unfair trade practices. The district court conducted a bench trial and entered judgment for North Oaks. We find neither clear error in the fact findings nor any errors of law on the issues tried by the court. Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED...

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