F.T.C. v. ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE NETWORK

No. 16-2492.

841 F.3d 460 (2016)

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION and State of Illinois, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE NETWORK, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 31, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jamie E. France , James T. Greene , Matthew Michael Hoffman , Imad D. Abyad , Attorneys, Federal Trade Commission, Office of the General Counsel, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellant Federal Trade Commission.

Robert W. Pratt , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant State of Illinois.

Daniel J. Delaney , Attorney, Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP, John Robert Robertson , Attorney, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Chicago, IL, Kimberly Dawn Rancour , Leigh L. Oliver , Catherine E. Stetson , Attorneys, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Jonathan Todt , Robert McCann , John L. Roach, IV , Kenneth M. Vorrasi , Attorneys, Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP, Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellees Advocate Health Care Network, Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation.

Linda T. Coberly , Dan K. Webb , David E. Dahlquist , Attorneys, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL, Andrew Curtis Nichols , Attorney, Winston & Strawn LLP, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee NorthShore University HealthSystern.

Jeffery Lula , Sallie G. Smylie , Helen E. Witt , Attorneys, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL, for Intervenor Health Care Service Corporation.

George Jepsen , Office of the Attorney General, Hartford, CT, for Amicus Curiae State of Connecticut.

Brett T. DeLange , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division, Boise, ID, for Amicus Curiae State of Idaho.

Thomas J. Miller , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Des Moines, IA, for Amicus Curiae State of Iowa.

Janet T. Mills , Office of the Attorney General, Augusta, ME, for Amicus Curiae State of Maine.

Maura Healey , Office of the Attorney General, Boston, MA, for Amicus Curiae State of Massachusetts.

Justin Erickson , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, St. Paul, MN, for Amicus Curiae State of Minnesota.

Jim Hood , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Jackson, MS, for Amicus Curiae State of Mississippi.

Tim Fox , Office of the Attorney General, Helena, MT, for Amicus Curiae State of Montana.

Ellen F. Rosenblum , Office of the Attorney General, Salem, OR, for Amicus Curiae State of Oregon.

Bruce L. Castor, Jr. , Office of the Attorney General, Harrisburg, PA, for Amicus Curiae State of Pennsylvania.

Robert W. Ferguson , Office of the Attorney General, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae State of Washington.

Paul E. Slater , Attorney, Sperling & Slater, P.C., Chicago, IL, for Amicus Curiae F.M. Scherer, Aetna Professor Emeritus.

Charles I. Artz , Attorney, Arts McCarrie Health Law, Harrisburg, PA, for Amicus Curiae Association Of Independent Doctors.

Joshua H. Soven , Attorney, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC, Amicus Curiae American Hospital Association.

Before WOOD, Chief Judge, and BAUER and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.


This horizontal merger case under the Clayton Act depends on proper definition of geographic markets for hospitals. Defendants Advocate Health Care Network and NorthShore University HealthSystem both operate hospital networks in Chicago's northern suburbs. They propose to merge....

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