Legal Opinion

Wilk v. American Medical Ass'n

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided February 7, 1990No. Nos. 87-2672, 87-2777PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MANION, Circuit Judge.

The district court held that the American Medical Association (“AMA”) violated § 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1, by conducting an illegal boycott in restraint of trade directed at chiropractors generally, and the four plaintiffs in particular. The court granted an injunction under § 16 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 26, requiring, among other things, wide publication of its order. The court held that two additional defendants, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals (“JCAH”), and the American College of Physicians (“ACP”), had acted independently of the…

2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. United States v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
  4. Brunswick Corp. v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. American Chiropractic Ass'n v. Trigon Healthcare, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2004
  2. Jefferson County School District No. R-1 v. Moody's Investor's Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
  3. Judith Nelson and Darci Anne Bowman, Cross-Appellees v. Monroe Regional Medical Center, Formerly Known as the Monroe Clinic, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  4. Greater Rockford Energy & Technology Corp. v. Shell Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  5. Blue Cross and Blue Shield United of Wisconsin and Compcare Health Services Insurance Corporation v. Marshfield ClinicCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998

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