Legal Opinion
Federal Trade Commission v. Advocate Health Care Network
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 31, 2016No. 16-2492PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
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. Section 7 of the Clayton Act forbids asset acquisitions that may lessen competition in any “section of the country.” 15 U.S.C. § 18. The Federal Trade Commission and the State of Illinois sued in district court to enjoin the proposed Advocate-NorthShore merger while the Commission considers…
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