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SUMMIT HEALTH, LTD., et al. v. SIMON J. PINHAS (1991)

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SUMMIT HEALTH, LTD., et al. v. SIMON J. PINHAS
Term: 1990
Important Dates
Argued: November 26, 1990
Decided: May 28, 1991
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-4
Majority
Harry BlackmunThurgood MarshallWilliam RehnquistJohn Paul StevensByron White
Dissenting
Anthony KennedySandra Day O'ConnorAntonin ScaliaDavid Souter

SUMMIT HEALTH, LTD., et al. v. SIMON J. PINHAS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 28, 1991. The case was argued before the court on November 26, 1990.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California Central U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Antitrust (except in the context of mergers and union antitrust)
  • Petitioner: Hospital, medical center
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: physician, MD or DO, dentist, or medical society
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 500 U.S. 322
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: John Paul Stevens

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.

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