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093325P.pdf 06/08/2011 Saint Francis Medical Center v. C.R. Bard, Inc.
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 09-3325
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - Cape Girardeau
[PUBLISHED] [Benton, Author, with Murphy and Beam, Circuit Judges]
Civil case - Antitrust. Manufacturer's sole-source Group Purchase
Order contracts, share-based discounts and bundled discounts for
purchase of catheter products did not unreasonably restrain trade in
violation of sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, section 3 of the Clayton
Act and relevant Missouri antitrust laws; argument that share-based
discounts are so attractive that they become de facto exclusive
arrangements is precluded by this court's decision in Concord Boat Corp.
V. Brunswick Corp., 207 F.3d 1039 (8th Cir. 2000). Judge Beam,
dissenting.
093325P.pdf 08/17/2010 Saint Francis Medical Center v. C.R. Bard, Inc.
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 09-3325
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - Cape Girardeau
[PUBLISHED] [Benton, Author, with Murphy and Beam, Circuit Judges]
Civil case - Antitrust. District court did not err in granting summary
judgment for defendant on plaintiff's claim that defendant's sole-source
Group Purchasing Organization contracts, tiered-pricing and bundled
discounts unreasonably restrained trade in violation of the Sherman Act,
the Clayton Act and Missouri antitrust law.