Horizontal Mergers Cases

Some Cases

Case Heading: U.S. v. SunGard Data Systems, Inc.
Product Market: Shared Hotsite Services for Large Scale Enterprise Computer Processing Centers in North America
Geographic Market: International
Complaint Date: 10-22-2001

Case Heading: U.S. v. Alcoa Inc. and Reynolds Metals Company
Product Market:
The Refining and Sale of Smelter Grade Alumina throughout the United States and the World
The Refining and Sale of Chemical Grade Alumina in North America
Geographic Market: Worldwide, International
Complaint Date: 05-03-2000

Case Heading: U.S. v. Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., Societe De Diffusion Internationale Agro-Alimentaire, and SODIAAL North America Corporation
Product Market: The Sale of Branded Stick and Whipped Butter Through Retail Outlets in the Greater Philadelphia and New York Metropolitan Areas
Geographic Market: City
Complaint Date: 03-31-2000

Case Heading: U.S. v. The Earthgrains Company, Specialty Foods Corporation, and Metz Holdings, Inc.
Product Market: The Sale of White Pan Bread Through Retail Stores throughout Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska
Geographic Market: State
Complaint Date: 03-20-2000

Case Heading: U.S. v. Miller Industries, Inc., Miller Industries Towing Equipment, and Chevron, Inc.
Product Market: Design, Manufacture, and Sale of Light-Duty Towtrucks and Light-Duty Car Carriers in the United States
Geographic Market: National
Complaint Date: 02-17-2000

Case Heading: U.S. v. CBS Corporation, Infinity Broadcasting Corporation, and Outdoor Systems, Inc.
Product Market: Out-of-Home Advertising in The New York City Area, the New Orleans Metropolitan Area, and the Phoenix Metropolitan Area
Geographic Market: City
Complaint Date: 12-06-1999

Case Heading: U.S. v. AlliedSignal, Inc. and Honeywell, Inc.
Product Market:
The Development, Production, and Sale of Traffic Alert and Collision Systems for the U.S. Military and Commercial Aircraft Worldwide

The Development, Production, and Sale of Search and Surveillance Weather Radar Worldwide

The Development, Production, and Sale of Inertial Systems for the U.S. Military and Commercial Space Industries Worldwide
Geographic Market: Worldwide
Complaint Date: 11-08-1999

Case Heading: U.S. v. Alcoa Inc., ACX Technologies, Inc., and Golden Aluminum Company
Product Market: The Manufacture and Sale of Lid Stock in North America
Geographic Market: International
Complaint Date: 11-05-1999

Case Heading: U.S. v. Fiat S.p.A., New Holland N.V., and Case Corporation
Product Market:
The Development, Production, and Sale of 4-Wheel-Drive Tractors throughout the United States and Canada
The Development, Production, and Sale of Hay and Forage Equipment (Small Square Balers, Large Square Balers, and Self-Propelled Windrowers) throughout the United States and Canada
Geographic Market: International
Complaint Date: 11-04-1999
Brief Summary:
Merger complete pending sale of New Holland’s Genesis line of two-wheel-drive tractors as a viable, ongoing business; Must deliver the purchaser’s requirements for Genesis series tractors and…
Case Heading: U.S. v. Compuware Corporation and Viasoft, Inc.
Product Market:
Mainframe Test/Debug Software Worldwide
Mainframe Fault Management Software Worldwide
Geographic Market: Worldwide
Complaint Date: 10-29-1999

Case Heading: U.S. v. Harsco Corporation, Pandrol Jackson Limited, and Pandrol Jackson Inc.
Product Market: Manufacture and sale of switch and crossing and transit grinders and the provision of switch and crossing grinding services in North America
Geographic Market: International
Complaint Date: 10-14-1999
Brief Summary: Allowed to complete transaction subject to the following condition: sell the Switch and Crossing Grinding Assets as a viable ongoing business to a purchaser acceptable to the United States in its…
Case Heading: FTC vs. Tenet Health Care Corp.
Product Market: The Production and Sale of Acute Care Inpatient Hospital Services and/or Any Narrower Group of Servises Contained Therein in San Luis Obispo County, CA
Geographic Market: County
Complaint Date: 01-29-1999
Brief Summary: Merger allowed with divestitiures: Had to sell six of the Hospitals aquired from OrNda, assure the competitiveness of French Hospital Medical Center, and divest its stock in Monarch Health Systems.
Case Heading: U.S. v. Syufy Enterprises and Raymond J. Syufy
Product Market: First-Run Exhibitions in Las Vegas
Geographic Market: City
Complaint Date: 06-06-1998
Brief Summary: Primary decision was that Syufy did not monopolize or threaten compatition. In the Appeal Syufy was ordered to dicest the Red Rock Theater and either the Boulevard or the Parkway theater, and to…
Case Heading: FTC vs. Staples, Inc.
Product Market: The Sale of Office Supplies Through Office Superstores in 42 metropolotitan areas in CA, FL, IL, KY, MD, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, VA, WA, IN, and D.C
Geographic Market: County
Complaint Date: 03-10-1997
Brief Summary: Merger was prevented.
Case Heading: FTC vs. R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.
Product Market: High Volume Publication Printing in the United States and The Western States
Geographic Market: International
Complaint Date: 12-30-1993
Brief Summary: Merger Allowed because “high-volume publication gravure printing” was not a relevant market and therefor did not violate section 7.
Case Heading: U.S. v. The Gillette Company and Parker Pen Holdings, Ltd.
Product Market: The Promotion and Sale of Premium Fountain Pens in the United States
Geographic Market: National
Complaint Date: 03-22-1993
Brief Summary: (1) Merger allowed to continue because the Plantiff’s Motion for a preliminary injunction was denied because the Market was too Narrow.