Minnesota Association of Nurse Anesthetists v. Unity Hospital

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

Both physician anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists are licensed in Minnesota to administer anesthesia during surgeries. Though they typically work as a team during an individual surgery, anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists compete for the contractual right to provide anesthesia services at hospitals and other surgical facilities. In this antitrust case, twelve nurse anesthetists and the Minnesota Association of Nurse Anesthetists appeal the district court’s 1 grant of summary judgment dismissing their claims attacking exclusive dealing arrangements between three…