Case Details

Year Initiated/Committed

1997

Year Resolved

1997

Settlement Amount

$25,000 costs

Court

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisxonsin

Docket Number

97C 0418C

Lead State

WI

Participating States

WI

Defendant(s)

Marshfield Clinic; Wausau Medical Center, S.C.

Case Description

State sought to enjoin the merger between Marshfield Clinic and Wausau Medical Center, S.C., alleging that the merger would substantially impair the competition for health care services in the Wausau, Wisconsin area. In order to consummate the merger, the parties entered a consent decree requiring that the merged clinics obtain the Attorney General’s approval for any further medical practice acquisitions, exclusive contracts or covenants not to compete in physician employment contracts.