Legal Opinion
Federal Trade Commission v. Hospital Board of Directors
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 30, 1994No. 94-2642PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACK, Circuit Judge:
The Federal Trade Commission (Commission) brings this antitrust action to prevent the Hospital Board of Directors of Lee County (Board), d/b/a Lee Memorial Hospital (Lee Memorial), from acquiring the assets of Cape Coral Medical Center, Inc., which owns and operates Cape Coral Hospital (CCH). The Commission alleges that the acquisition would violate federal antitrust laws by substantially lessening competition in the acute healthcare market. The Board alleges that *1186the state action doctrine immunizes the acquisition from federal antitrust laws because the Florida…
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