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EQUIFAX, INC. v. F. T. C.

No. 78-3089.

618 F.2d 63 (1980)

EQUIFAX, INC., Petitioner, v. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

April 30, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Wallace Adair, Francis A. O'Brien, Albert O. Cornelison, Howrey & Simon, Washington, D. C., Kent E. Mast, Atlanta, Ga., for petitioner.

Mark W. Haase, Washington, D. C., for respondent.

Before COWEN, Senior Judge, TRASK and HUG, Circuit Judges.

TRASK, Circuit Judge:

Equifax appeals from a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) order finding that Equifax violated section 7 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 18,1 by acquiring three credit bureaus in 1970 and 1971, thereby lessening competition in the "local credit reporting" service market.

The complaint in this action charged the Retail Credit Company, now known as Equifax, Inc. (Equifax), with violating section 7 of the Clayton...

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