Tafford E. Oltz v. St. Peter's Community Hospital, Tafford E. Oltz v. St. Peter's Community Hospital

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1988-11-28

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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 ho…

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