F.T.C. v. H.J. HEINZ CO.

No. CIV.A. 00-1688 JR.

116 F.Supp.2d 190 (2000)

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. H.J. HEINZ, COMPANY, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

October 19, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard B. Dagen, Paul J. Nolan, Gary H. Schorr, Thomas S. Respess III, Joseph Brownman, David A. Balto, James A. Fishkin, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC, Counsel for Plaintiff.

Edward R. Henneberry, Howrey & Simon, Washington, DC, Counsel for Defendant H.J. Heinz Company.

Mark Kovner, Gerald F. Masoudi, David R. Pruitt, Kirkland & Ellis, Washington, DC, Counsel for Defendant Milnot Holding Corporation.

David A. Bentley, Dewey Ballantine L.L.P., Washington, DC, Wayne A. Cross, Michael J. Gallagher, Michelle L. Wilhelm, Dewey Ballantine L.L.P., New York, NY, Counsel for Non Party Gerber.


OPINION

ROBERTSON, District Judge.

The Federal Trade Commission seeks a preliminary injunction pursuant to Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. § 53(b), to enjoin the proposed merger of the baby food divisions of H.J. Heinz Company and Milnot Holding Corporation ("Beech-Nut"). The injunction is sought to preserve the status quo until full-scale administrative proceedings can determine whether the effect of the proposed...

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