Legal Opinion
M & M Medical Supplies and Service, Incorporated v. Pleasant Valley Hospital, Incorporated Pleasant Valley Home Medical Equipment, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 20, 1993No. 90-3100PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge:
M & M Medical Supplies and Service, Inc. (M & M), a retail dealer in durable medical equipment (DME), appeals a summary judgment dismissing its antitrust action and pendent state claims against Pleasant Valley Hospital, Inc., and its subsidiary, Pleasant Valley Home Medical Equipment, Inc. (Equipment Company). M & M complains that the Hospital uses its access to patients to exclude a previously strong DME competitor from the market. The Hospital contends that M & M did not meet its burden of proving the elements of its claim.
The district court held that M…
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