June 5, 2024

CHARLOTTE, NC – The Federal Trade Commission lost its bid to block Novant Health from buying two local hospitals in North Carolina after a federal judge concluded that competition would fare better if the merger advanced. The court order, signed Wednesday by Judge Kenneth D. Bell, clears the way for the $320 million transaction between Novant and Community Health Systems Inc.

Impact Trial worked alongside the outstanding attorneys from Williams & Connolly LLP, on behalf of their client Novant Health Inc and also assisted Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP on behalf of their client CHS.

Congratulations to our Impact members Randall Carter, Jeff Woodbury, Ashley D. Termonfils, Mike Kelley, Melissa Pomerantz, John Christopher, Micah Naylor, Michael Kang, Jenny Phillips and Alex Bievenour on this win!

The case is Federal Trade Commission v. Novant Health Inc., et al., case number 5:24-cv-00028, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.