Legal Opinion

Vinod C. Bhan, C.R.N.A. v. Nme Hospitals, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Dba Manteca Hospital

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided October 2, 1985No. 84-2256PublishedCited by 74 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MERRILL, Circuit Judge:

Yinod C. Bhan, a nurse anesthetist, appeals from the dismissal of his antitrust suit under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Bhan argues that the district court erred in concluding that he lacked standing to sue under the antitrust laws. He disputes the ruling upon which the district court based its decision, that, as a matter of law accepting the allegations of Bhan’s complaint as true, nurse anesthetists and M.D. anesthesiologists do not compete since they do not function in the same market.

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Bhan is a certified…

2Cases cited14 opinions

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  2. Brunswick Corp. v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Brown Shoe Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  4. Blue Shield of Va. v. McCreadySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Calnetics Corporation and Meier-Line, Inc. v. Volkswagen of America, Inc., Calnetics Corporation v. Volkswagen of America, Inc., (Five Cases)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976

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3Cited by74 opinions

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  5. Oregon Laborers-Employers Health & Welfare Trust Fund v. Philip Morris Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999

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