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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION et al v. STAPLES, INC. et al

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Case Number:

1:15-cv-02115

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Judge:

Emmet G. Sullivan

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  1. February 28, 2017

    Pa., DC Can't Get Fees In Staples-Office Depot Merger Case

    A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday denied the state of Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia's motion for attorneys' fees and costs for their role in blocking a $6.3 billion deal between Staples and Office Depot, saying fee shifting in antitrust cases is only warranted when a plaintiff "substantially prevails."

  2. May 18, 2016

    Witness-Free Staples Defense Was No Match For FTC Theory

    A D.C. federal judge's opinion blocking Staples' $6.3 billion deal for Office Depot shows that the Federal Trade Commission was on strong legal ground with a nationwide contract market theory echoing the agency's successful Sysco case, leaving the companies with a factual burden they couldn't handle without calling any witnesses, experts said.

  3. May 11, 2016

    4 Takeaways From The FTC's Staples Antitrust Triumph

    The Federal Trade Commission’s Tuesday victory over the proposed $6.3 billion merger of Staples and Office Depot came in the form of a brief order without much explanation, but antitrust experts are already starting to piece together how the office supply giants lost and what other companies can learn. Here, attorneys dig up four insights from the rubble of the failed transaction.

  4. May 10, 2016

    Staples, Office Depot Drop $6.3B Merger After FTC Injunction

    Staples and Office Depot said they would drop their $6.3 billion merger Tuesday after a D.C. federal judge agreed to block the deal on the Federal Trade Commission's allegations the companies' tie-up would dominate the market for business office supplies.

  5. April 19, 2016

    DC Judge 'Troubled' By Market In FTC's Staples Merger Row

    The Federal Trade Commission's effort to block Staples' $6.3 billion Office Depot deal faced repeated questions from a Washington, D.C. federal judge Tuesday, as he probed the FTC's "troubling" decisions to exclude products from its picture of the alleged harm from the merger.

  6. April 11, 2016

    Staples, Office Depot Slams FTC's 'Hypocrisy' On Amazon Info

    Staples and Office Depot told a D.C. federal judge on Monday that the Federal Trade Commission wrongly blamed them for the results of its own failure to gather information about Amazon's emerging office supply business in the agency's case challenging the office supply giants' $6.3 billion merger.

  7. April 06, 2016

    Staples' Bold Move Shores Up Status Quo In FTC Fight

    Staples' surprising decision Tuesday not to present any defense against the Federal Trade Commission's allegations that its $6.3 billion merger with Office Depot would hurt the office supply market is an unorthodox move that experts say signals confidence in the way things stand and an unwillingness to let adversaries rock the boat.

  8. April 05, 2016

    Staples Says FTC 'Failed Utterly' In Antitrust Case

    Staples and Office Depot called the Federal Trade Commission case against their merger "fatally flawed" Tuesday, saying the government has not carried its burden and the companies would not call any witnesses in defense.

  9. April 04, 2016

    DC Judge Questions How FTC Inked Staples Merger Challenge

    A D.C. federal judge questioned an expert for the Federal Trade Commission on one of the basic tenets for the agency's challenge of Staples' merger with Office Depot on Monday, continuing to express skepticism that the FTC was right that large companies would face higher office supply prices after the merger.

  10. April 01, 2016

    Staples Blocks FTC's Amazon Evidence In Merger Row

    Staples Inc. convinced a D.C. federal judge to bar the Federal Trade Commission from unfairly springing evidence on them about Amazon Business' capabilities Friday, while continuing to fight the agency's allegations that Staples' merger with Office Depot Inc. would harm competition for business office supplies.

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