Legal Opinion
James D. Askew, Ginger Buck, Phillip Mahan v. Dch Regional Health Care Authority, West Alabama General Hospital, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 19, 1993No. 92-6880PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
James Askew, Ginger Buck and Phillip Mahan (together, “the plaintiffs”) brought this antitrust action against DCH Health Care Authority (“DCH”) and West Alabama General Hospital, Inc. (now known as AMI West Alabama, Inc.) (“AMI”) to prevent DCH from completing its acquisition of AMI. Plaintiffs alleged that through this purchase, DCH would capture “substantial market power in the market for inpatient services by acute care hospitals and become the dominant provider of such hospital services to the five county area comprising the northwest Alabama region.” 1 This case…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority v. Metcalf & Eddy, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Parker v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Crosby v. Hospital Authority of Valdosta & Lowndes CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
- Federal Trade Commission v. Hospital Board of Directors of Lee CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
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