Judge Sets May 5 Date for Hearings in Sysco-U.S. Foods Antitrust Suit
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Wall Street Journal] By Brent Kendall - March 5, 2015 -
WASHINGTON—A federal judge set a May 5 start date for court hearings on the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against the merger of the nation’s two largest food distributors, Sysco Corp. and U.S. Foods Inc.
During a Wednesday hearing, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta said he would consider the case from May 5-8 and would add as many as three days the following week, if needed. Judge Mehta isn’t conducting a full-blown trial on the FTC’s allegations. Instead, he is considering whether to issue a preliminary injunction to block the companies from merging while the FTC holds a longer, more-robust trial in its in-house administrative court system, beginning in July.
Judge Mehta’s proceedings, however, could be a crucial testing ground for the case.
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