Hackensack Meridian Health and Englewood Health are taking their case to the 3rd Circuit appellate court after their proposed merger was temporarily blocked by a challenge from the Federal Trade Commission. An appeal is an unusual step at this stage of an FTC action, Law360 reports. Read more.
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