Kissing Camels Surgery Center et al. v. Centura Health Corporation, et al.
District Court: Colorado Status: Decided
In November 2012, the operators of four ambulatory surgery centers in Denver sued two hospital systems and several insurance companies, alleging defendants had used their market …
Southcoast Hospitals v. Steward St. Anne’s
District Court: Superior Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk County Status: Decided
Southcoast Hospitals Group sued a rival hospital chain Steward St. Anne’s and the state health agency in October 2015 in Suffolk County superior court, seeking to stop …
Herrera et al. v. JFK Medical Center et al.
District Court: M.D. Florida Status: Decided
In August 2014, plaintiffs filed a putative class action against multiple HCA-operated hospitals in Tampa, alleging they were charged unreasonable amounts for emergency radiological services. …
Sidibe v. Sutter Health
District Court: Northern District of California Status: Pending
The class action case was filed in federal district court in San Francisco in September 2012 and alleges that Sutter Health restricted competition in the …
Omni Healthcare Inc. et al. v. Health First, Inc. et al.
District Court: Middle District of Florida Status: Decided
A set of physicians, physicians’ groups and physicians’ assistants in Orlando sued Health First, a fully integrated healthcare corporation, for a monopolization scheme through which …
Precision Rx Compounding, LLC et al. v. Express Scripts Holding Company et al.
District Court: E.D. Missouri Status: Pending
In January 2016, several independent compounding pharmacies sued pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts, accusing it and CVS Health Corp., OptumRx Inc. and Prime Therapeutics LLC …
Capital Health System, Inc., et al. v. Horizon Healthcare Services, Inc.
District Court: Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Bergen County Status: Pending
After Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey formed the tiered health plan Ominia, which gives discounts on premiums and fees to subscribers opting …
Methodist Health Services v. OSF Healthcare dba St. Francis Medical Center
District Court: C.D. Illinois, Peoria Division Status: Decided
In 2015, Methodist Hospital brought a $300 million antitrust suit against rival hospital system St. Francis Medical Center. In September 2016, a federal district court granted …
UFCW & Employers Benefit Trust v. Sutter Health
District Court: Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco Status: Decided
In the class action of UEBT v. Sutter Health filed in California state court in San Francisco on April 7, 2014, employers and labor unions …
Colleen Eastman, et al. v. Quest Diagnostics
District Court: N.D. California, San Francisco Division Status: Decided
A proposed class of patients accusing Quest Diagnostics of maintaining a lab service monopoly argued on appeal in the 9th Circuit on November 15, 2017 …
Shire US, Inc. v. Allergan, Inc. et al.
District Court: District of New Jersey Status: Pending
On October 2, 2017, Shire filed a complaint in New Jersey district court accusing Allergan of violating federal and state antitrust laws by improperly discounting …
Marion Healthcare v. Southern Illinois Healthcare
District Court: S.D. Illinois Status: Pending
Marion Healthcare brought suit against Southern Illinois Healthcare in August 2012 alleging that SIH secured unlawfully exclusive contracts that severely discourage competition in the local …
In re: Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Corp. Antitrust Litigation
District Court: N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division Status: Pending
In this putative class action, end-payors who purchased inpatient or outpatient healthcare services accused Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, now known as NorthShore University System, of violating …
United States and the State of Michigan v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
District Court: Eastern District of Michigan Status: Decided
In October 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Michigan Attorney General filed suit against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan alleging the insurer …
United States and the State of Texas v. United Regional Health Care System of Wichita Falls
District Court: Northern District of Texas Wichita Falls Division Status: Decided
On February 25, 2011, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and the Texas Attorney General’s Office filed a complaint against, and proposed settlement with, United …
In the Matter of Renown Health, a corporation
District Court: United States of America Before The Federal Trade Commission Status: Decided
In 2012, Renown Health settled with the FTC on charges resulting from its acquisition of multiple cardiology practices in Reno, NV. The FTC announced that, …