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U.S. v. THE THOMSON CORP.

Civil Action No. 96-1415 (PLF).

949 F.Supp. 907 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, State of California, by and through its Attorney General, Daniel E. Lungren, State of Connecticut, by and through its Attorney General, Richard Blumenthal, State of Illinois, by and through its Attorney General, Jim Ryan, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, by and through its Attorney General, Scott Harshberger, State of New York, by and through its Attorney General, Dennis C. Vacco, State of Washington, by and through its Attorney General, Christine O. Gregoire, and State of Wisconsin, by and through its Attorney General, James E. Doyle, Jr., Plaintiffs, v. THE THOMSON CORPORATION and West Publishing Company, Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

December 23, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith Stuart Blair, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Antitrust Division, Civil Task Force and Craig W. Conrath, Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs.

Wayne D. Collins, Shearman & Sterling, New York City, for Thomson and West.

Constance Michael Spheeris, Arlington, VA, for Tax Analysts.

Gary LeLand Reback, Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, Palo Alto, CA, for Lexis-Nexis.

OPINION

PAUL L. FRIEDMAN, District Judge.

The United States and seven states filed suit under the federal antitrust laws to prevent the acquisition of West Publishing Company by The Thomson Corporation. Plaintiffs have now moved for entry of a Final Judgment and defendants have consented to its entry. The Court must determine whether the proposed Final Judgment is in the "public interest" under the Antitrust Procedures and Penalties Act, 15 U.S.C...

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