UNITED STATES v. BLACK AND DECKER MFG. CO.

Civ. No. 73-964-B.

430 F.Supp. 729 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America v. The BLACK AND DECKER MANUFACTURING COMPANY and McCulloch Corporation.

United States District Court, District of Maryland.

August 20, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald J. Silverman, Frank N. Bentkover, James R. Weiss, Robert W. Wilder, Antitrust Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff.

David C. Murchison, William J. Boyd, John DeQ. Briggs, III, Bernard J. Cooney, Howrey & Simon, Washington, D.C., Lowell R. Bowen, Miles & Stockbridge, Baltimore, Md., for defendants.


BLAIR, District Judge.

The government commenced this civil antitrust action on September 28, 1973 by filing a complaint alleging that the purchase of the McCulloch Corporation (McCulloch) by the Black and Decker Manufacturing Company (Black & Decker) violates § 7 of the Clayton Act as amended, 15 U.S.C. § 18.1 Divestiture of the acquired company is the principal relief sought.

A request by the government for a temporary...

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