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UNITED STATES v. FALSTAFF BREWING CORP.

No. 71-873.

410 U.S. 526 (1973)

UNITED STATES v. FALSTAFF BREWING CORP. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 28, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Attorney General Kauper argued the cause for the United States. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Griswold, Acting Assistant Attorney General Comegys, William Bradford Reynolds, and Howard E. Shapiro.

Matthew W. Goring argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were James S. McClellan, Jerome M. McLaughlin, and Stephen J. Carlotti.

MR. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.

Alleging that Falstaff Brewing Corp.'s acquisition of the Narragansett Brewing Co. in 1965 violated § 7 of the Clayton Act, 38 Stat. 731, as amended, 15 U. S. C. § 18,1 the United States brought this antitrust suit under the theory that potential competition in the New England beer market may be substantially lessened by the acquisition...

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