Sophisticated Staples/Office Depot efficiencies defence never saw the light

Alex Wilts

09 February 2017

Staples/Office Depot could have been the first case that defendants had won based on an efficiencies defence, the lead Federal Trade Commission lawyer on the case said last week.

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Sophisticated Staples/Office Depot efficiencies defence never saw the light

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