DOJ Antitrust Losses in Court Are Seen as Setback for Biden’s Merger Crackdown
- DOJ antitrust lawyers lost three merger cases in last month
- Agency lawsuits prompted companies to drop four other deals
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In the span of just a month, federal judges rejected the US Justice Department’s attempts to block three mergers in the health technology, agriculture and defense contracting industries.
The agency is considering appeals -- and points out it’s racked up wins in its aggressive antitrust enforcement push when companies abandoned deals following its lawsuits.