Patrick v. Burget et al.
Decided May 16, 1988. Thurgood Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 86-1145 · 486 U.S. 94 (1988) · Cited 217 times
Holding
The state-action doctrine does not protect Oregon physicians from federal antitrust liability for their activities on hospital peer-review committees.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–0.
Majority · 8
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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.
- Parker v. Brown · 317 U.S. 341 (1943)
- Town of Hallie v. City of Eau Claire · 471 U.S. 34 (1985)
- California Retail Liquor Dealers Assn. v. Midcal Aluminum, Inc. · 445 U.S. 97 (1980)
- Southern Motor Carriers Rate Conference, Inc. v. United States · 471 U.S. 48 (1985)
- Bates v. State Bar of Arizona · 433 U.S. 350 (1977)
- City of Lafayette v. Louisiana Power & Light Co. · 435 U.S. 389 (1978)
- 324 Liquor Corp. v. Duffy · 479 U.S. 335 (1987)
- Youakim v. Miller · 425 U.S. 231 (1976)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Federal Trade Commission v. Ticor Title Insurance · 504 U.S. 621 (1992)
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