FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION et al., Plaintiffs, CIVIL ACTION v. NO. 20-01113 THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY et al., Defendants. PAPPERT, J. December 8, 2020 MEMORANDUM The Federal Trade Commission and Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, collectively the Government, seek to preliminarily enjoin a proposed merger between Thomas Jefferson University and the Albert Einstein Healthcare Network pending an administrative determination of whether the combination violates Section 7 of the Clayton Act. The parties conducted…