Legal Opinion
Patrick v. Burget
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 30, 1988No. 86-1145PublishedCited by 213 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
The question presented in this case is whether the state-action doctrine of Parker v. Brown, 317 U. S. 341 (1943), protects physicians in the State of Oregon from federal antitrust liability for their activities on hospital peer-review committees.
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Astoria, Oregon, where the events giving rise to this lawsuit took place, is a city of approximately 10,000 people located in the northwest comer of the State. The only hospital in Astoria is the Columbia Memorial Hospital (CMH). Astoria also is the home of a private group-medical practice called the Astoria Clinic. At all times relevant to this…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- City of Lafayette v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Town of Hallie v. City of Eau ClaireSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by213 opinions
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