Legal Opinion
United States v. Dentsply International, Inc.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided June 11, 1999No. Civ.A. 99-5 MMSPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SCHWARTZ, Senior District Judge.
The United States Department of Justice (“Justice” or the “Government”) has filed an antitrust action against Dentsply International, Inc. (“Dentsply”) after a three-year investigation of Dentsply’s business practices. That investigation included interviews of 184 witnesses and Civil Investigative Demands (“CIDs”) on numerous companies, thereby allowing Justice to obtain confidential and proprietary information. Two matters, both of which stem from Justice’s three-year investigation, are presently before the Court.
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2Cases cited12 opinions
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