Federal Trade Commission v. Phoebe Putney Health System, Inc.

Holding: Because Georgia has not clearly articulated and affirmatively expressed a policy allowing hospital authorities to make acquisitions that substantially reduce competition, state-action immunity does not apply.

 

JudgmentReversed and remanded, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Sotomayor on February 19, 2013.

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