Legal Opinion
Federal Trade Commission v. Cardinal Health, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 31, 1998No. CIV. A. 98-595, CIV. A. 98-596PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SPORKIN, District Judge.
The Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) seeks to enjoin the proposed mergers of Defendants Cardinal Health, Inc. (“Cardinal”) with Bergen-Brunswig Corp. (“Bergen”) and McKesson Corp. (“McKesson”) with AmeriSource Health Corp. (“AmeriSource”). The Plaintiff moves for the injunction under Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. § 53(b) in order to stop the Defendant companies from merging before the FTC can hold a full administrative hearing on the whether the proposed transactions are in violation of Sections 7 and 11 of the…
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