Assignment:
A board-certified anesthesiologist was denied admission to the Jefferson Parish Hospital staff because the hospital had an exclusive services contract with a firm of anesthesiologists. The contract required all surgery patients at the hospital to use that firm for their anesthesiology work. Seventy percent of the patients in the parish were served by hospitals other than Jefferson. The anesthesiologist who was denied admission sued the hospital, claiming the contract was unlawful.
a. What antitrust violation was raised by the plaintiff?
b. Decide. Explain. See Jefferson Parish Hospital District No. 2 v. Hyde, 466 U.S. 2 (1984).