Tatkin v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES CTY.

I dissent. The majority opinion strongly argues, and apparently holds, that the practice of medicine in California constitutes “trade or commerce” within the meaning of the Cartwright Act. The uncertainty as to what the majority opinion actually holds in this regard stems from the following described aspects thereof:(1) The opinion discusses and quotes from several federal court decisions which arrive at divergent and conflicting conclusions as to whether or not the practice of medicine is “trade or commerce” within the meaning of the federal anti-monopoly statutes. By its treatment of these…