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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. March 31, 2016

    Price Hikes Loom For Post-Staples Clients, Expert Says

    Large companies may have no choice but to accept price hikes on office supplies after Staples' merger with Office Depot, according to a Federal Trade Commission expert witness who told a D.C. federal judge mulling blocking the $6.3 billion deal that the new Staples may be the only office supply option for many companies.

  2. March 30, 2016

    WB Mason Says No Big Competition For Staples-Office Depot

    The CEO of Massachusetts-based W.B. Mason Inc. told a D.C. federal judge Wednesday that no one can compete with Staples or Office Depot for business-to-business office supplies nationwide, as the judge mulls whether to block the $6.3 billion merger at the Federal Trade Commission's urging.

  3. March 29, 2016

    Minority Biz Owner Trashes Staples-Office Depot Divestiture

    A business owner blasted the proposed Staples and Office Depot merger's divestiture Tuesday, alleging the spinoff of minority-owned business office supply contracts meant to appease the Federal Trade Commission was "designed to fail" and wouldn't assuage any antitrust concerns.

  4. March 28, 2016

    Some Amazon Info Already Public, Staples Merger Judge Says

    The D.C. federal judge overseeing a Federal Trade Commission challenge to Staples' $6.3 billion merger with Office Depot said Sunday that the public transcript of an Amazon executive's testimony should include topics the witness previously discussed in public, including information about invoicing.

  5. March 23, 2016

    FTC Hit For 'Disturbing' Amazon Declaration In Staples Row

    A D.C. federal judge blasted the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday, saying he was disturbed by the agency's attempt to put allegedly untrue statements in an Amazon vice president's declaration in the antitrust trial against Staples' merger with Office Depot.

  6. March 22, 2016

    FTC Witnesses Grilled Over Purported Harm Of Staples Deal

    A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday questioned witnesses for the Federal Trade Commission over the agency's attempt to thwart Staples' merger with Office Depot, skeptical of how the $6.3 billion deal could raise office supply prices for corporate customers.

  7. March 21, 2016

    FTC 'Ginned Up' Case Against Office Depot Deal, Staples Says

    Staples laid into the Federal Trade Commission on Monday as a D.C. federal court mulled whether to pause the company's Office Depot merger, accusing the agency of "gerrymandering" and not crediting competition from Amazon and other office supplies providers in opposing the deal.

  8. March 17, 2016

    Amazon Will Loom Large In FTC's Staples Merger Trial

    As the Federal Trade Commission prepares to take Staples and Office Depot to trial on Monday over their planned $6.3 billion merger, antitrust attorneys will be watching to see if the office supply giants can convince a D.C. federal judge that online rivals, especially Amazon, would keep the post-merger market competitive.

  9. March 16, 2016

    Judge Threatens Fines For Games In FTC Staples Merger Row

    A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday threatened to impose blistering monetary sanctions on any corporate witnesses "playing" with confidentiality designations in the Federal Trade Commission's attempt to block Staples Inc.'s $6.3 billion merger with Office Depot Inc., saying anyone caught over-sealing files would "rue the day."

  10. February 26, 2016

    Staples Wins Bid For Amazon Docs In $6.3B Merger Fight

    A District of Columbia federal judge on Friday ordered Amazon.com Inc. to give Staples Inc. access to certain internal business documents and sales forecasts as part of the office supplies company's defense of the Federal Trade Commission's attempt to block its $6.3 billion merger with Office Depot Inc.

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