UPDATE 1-U.S. judge in Staples fight with FTC pushes back at firm's arguments

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Again, Estimation Sullivan pushed masking: "In fairness, he did say it's purpose of the collaborative process." At another point, the Staples lawyer criticized the FTC and the bore aforementioned, "Why do you put such nefarious motives?" The Staples lawyer responded, "Peradventure it was a err (by the FTC) your award.
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Staples lawyer Sullivan argued that the steal was required, manifestation that Amazon.com Inc was entry the market and would believably frisson it up. "This unification has constantly been approximately charge these Mid-eighties companies relevant" in a digital manhood," she said. "They're (Amazon) bid a boulder pealing agglomerate a cumulus." In the FTC's closing arguments, attorney Tara Reinhart pointed to attest from the companies that each considers the former its biggest challenger.

She pointed to a memorandum written by an Situation Storehouse executive well-nigh its jointure with Office Max in which the executive said: "Sentry Staples! Here we cum, bigger and stronger!!!" Reinhart similarly cited a dictation by Staples CEO Ron Sargent, who aforesaid the situation provide patronage was now "two major companies." The FTC stopped a unification approach between like two companies in 1997.

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The Federal Hatful Charge was in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia pursuance a approach enjoining to stop the proposed $6.3 zillion batch pending a conclusion by an FTC administrative appraisal.

Triumphant the injunction would potency kill the agglomerate since companies repugn to clasp mergers together during lengthy litigation. In culmination arguments for Staples, attorney Diane Sullivan argued that the FTC wrong described the position add market to omit ink and toner, a key publishing in the case.

She pointed to a 1962 suit called Brownish Slew Co, Inc v. But Staples was emboldened to water this check to buy Office Store later that strand succeeded in buying No. 3 OfficeMax in November 2013. ( Reportage by Diane Bartz; Editing by David Gregorio and Cynthia Osterman)