Case Details

Year Initiated/Committed

1996

Year Resolved

1996

Settlement Amount

$20,000 attorneys' fees

Court

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Docket Number

96-C-1459

Lead State

WI

Participating States

WI

Defendant(s)

Kenosha Hospital and Medical Center; St. Catherine’s Hospital

Case Description

Wisconsin’s agreement with the two Kenosha hospitals, Kenosha Hospital and Medical Center and St. Catherine’s Hospital, provided that in exchange for the Attorney General’s agreement not to challenge the proposed merger between the hospitals, the hospitals committed to return millions in savings to the Kenosha community and to operate the merged hospital, to be called Siena Healthcare System, Inc., in an open, pro-competitive manner.