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. December 23, 2015

    Staples Blasts FTC's Blocking Of $6.3B Office Depot Merger

    Staples said Tuesday that the Federal Trade Commission's attempts to block its $6.3 billion merger with rival Office Depot are a "misguided application of antitrust laws," according to documents filed in District of Columbia federal court.

  2. December 21, 2015

    FTC Rejects Staples' Concession In $6.3B Office Depot Deal

    The Federal Trade Commission has rejected an offer by Staples to amend its $6.3 billion acquisition of Office Depot Inc. in an effort to appease the federal agency's wariness over the deal, Staples announced on Monday.

  3. December 17, 2015

    Staples, Office Depot Say They Won't Gouge FTC Tattlers

    Staples and Office Depot on Thursday slammed the Federal Trade Commission's decision to keep secret the identities of big-name clients that warned of price-hikes following plans for a $6.3 billion merger, telling a D.C. judge the agency is overblowing fears of retaliation by the suppliers.

  4. December 08, 2015

    FTC Reprises Winning Strategy In Staples Merger Challenge

    The Federal Trade Commission's lawsuit Monday challenging Staples' $6.3 billion bid for rival Office Depot took a page from the antitrust enforcer's playbook in a successful challenge to a merger of two major food distributors, focusing again not on consumer prices but on what the deal means for large businesses that buy office supplies by contract.

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