By: Derek Hawkins//June 13, 2017//
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Case Name: Methodist Health Services Corp. v. OSF Healthcare System
Case No.: 16-3791
Officials: POSNER, MANION, and KANNE, Circuit Judges
Focus: Antitrust
Methodist and Saint Francis are the two largest hospitals in Peoria, Illinois; Saint Francis is considerably larger and more profitable than Methodist. On February 5, 2013, Methodist filed suit against Saint Francis in the federal district court in central Illinois, charging Saint Francis with violating the Sherman Act to the detriment of Methodist, a competitor. The district judge granted summary judgment in favor of Saint Francis. Methodist had pleaded state-law claims as well, which the district judge also rejected; we have nothing to add to the judge’s discussion of those claims, beyond noting that they largely duplicated the Sherman Act claims
Affirmed