Legal Opinion
Tafford E. Oltz v. St. Peter's Community Hospital, Tafford E. Oltz v. St. Peter's Community Hospital
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 28, 1988No. 87-3944, 87-3945PublishedCited by 160 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUG, Circuit Judge:
This case concerns a Sherman Act § 1 claim for damages from an unlawful conspiracy among anesthesia service providers and the local hospital to enter an exclusive dealing contract and eliminate competition. By special verdict in a bifurcated trial, the jury found the defendant hospital liable and awarded damages of $421,831. The district court denied the hospital’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial on the issue of liability. Sua sponte, however, the district court ordered a new trial on damages after finding that the damages awarded were…
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