Arizona v. Maricopa County Medical Society et al.

Decided June 18, 1982. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 80-419 · 457 U.S. 332 (1982) · Cited 523 times

Holding

The maximum-fee agreements, as price-fixing agreements, are per se unlawful under 1 of the Sherman Act.

The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.

How the Justices voted

Decided 4–3.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. · 441 U.S. 1 (1979)
• United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. · 310 U.S. 150 (1940)
• United States v. Topco Associates, Inc. · 405 U.S. 596 (1972)
• Albrecht v. Herald Co. · 390 U.S. 145 (1968)
• Continental T. v. Inc. v. GTE Sylvania Inc. · 433 U.S. 36 (1977)
• National Society of Professional Engineers v. United States · 435 U.S. 679 (1978)
• Kiefer-Stewart Co. v. Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc. · 340 U.S. 211 (1951)
• Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. United States · 356 U.S. 1 (1958)
• Group Life & Health Insurance v. Royal Drug Co. · 440 U.S. 205 (1979)
• Catalano, Inc. v. Target Sales, Inc. · 446 U.S. 643 (1980)
• Reiter v. Sonotone Corp. · 442 U.S. 330 (1979)
• Goldfarb v. Virginia State Bar · 421 U.S. 773 (1975)
• White Motor Co. v. United States · 372 U.S. 253 (1963)
• United States v. Trenton Potteries Co. · 273 U.S. 392 (1927)
• United States v. Diebold, Inc. · 369 U.S. 654 (1962)
• United States v. W. T. Grant Co. · 345 U.S. 629 (1953)
• United States v. United States Gypsum Co. · 438 U.S. 422 (1978)
• Bates v. State Bar of Arizona · 433 U.S. 350 (1977)
• United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Assn. · 166 U.S. 290 (1897)
• United States v. Columbia Steel Co. · 334 U.S. 495 (1948)
• United States v. Joint Traffic Assn. · 171 U.S. 505 (1898)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc. · 551 U.S. 877 (2007)
• Atlantic Richfield Co. v. USA Petroleum Co. · 495 U.S. 328 (1990)
• National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma · 468 U.S. 85 (1984)
• Eastman Kodak Co. v. Image Technical Services, Inc. · 504 U.S. 451 (1992)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Superior Court Trial Lawyers Ass'n · 493 U.S. 411 (1990)
• Jefferson Parish Hospital District No. 2 v. Hyde · 466 U.S. 2 (1984)
• Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC · 576 U.S. 466 (2015)
• Business Electronics Corp. v. Sharp Electronics Corp. · 485 U.S. 717 (1988)
• Hoover v. Ronwin · 466 U.S. 558 (1984)
• Ohio v. American Express Co. · 585 U.S. 529 (2018)
• Northwest Wholesale Stationers, Inc. v. Pacific Stationery & Printing Co. · 472 U.S. 284 (1985)
• Texaco Inc. v. Dagher · 547 U.S. 1 (2006)
• Palmer v. BRG of Georgia, Inc. · 498 U.S. 46 (1990)
• Fisher v. City of Berkeley · 475 U.S. 260 (1986)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1982). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).