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U.S. v. Bertelsmann SE & CO. KGaA, et al.

Memorandum Opinion [Redacted] (November 7, 2022)

United States’ Opposition to Defendants’ Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law [Redacted] (September 9, 2022)

United States’ Corrected Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law [Redacted] (September 9, 2022)

Plaintiff's Closing Argument (Redacted) (August 19, 2022)

Transcript of Bench Trial: Order Granting United States’ Motion to Exclude the Defendants’ Efficiencies Evidence [Redacted] (August 17, 2022)

Demonstrative Exhibits for the Direct Testimony of Dr. Nicholas Hill (August 8, 2022)

Plaintiff’s Opening Statement (Redacted) (August 1, 2022)

United States’ Pre-Trial Brief (Redacted) (July 27, 2022)

United States’ Reply Memorandum in Support of Its Motion In Limine to Exclude Testimony of Dr. Edward Snyder Regarding Efficiencies (Redacted) (July 22, 2022)

United States’ Supplementary Brief on Its Motion to File Its Motion In Limine to Exclude Testimony From Dr. Edward Snyder Under Seal (July 22, 2022)

United States’ Supplementary Brief on Its Motion to File Its Motion In Limine to Exclude Testimony From Jennifer Rudolph Walsh Under Seal July 22, 2022)

United States’ Opposition to Defendants’ Motion in Limine to Exclude Use of Printing-Related Evidence [Redacted] (July 22, 2022)

United States’ Reply in Support of Its Motion In Limine to Preclude Evidence of Penguin Random House’s Announced Bidding Policy (July 15, 2022)

United States’ Reply in Support of Its Motion In Limine to Exclude Expert Testimony From Jennifer Rudolph Walsh (July 15, 2022)

United States’ Opposition to Defendants’ Motion to Strike Belated Expert Opinion Applying “Guppi” Analysis (July 13, 2022)

United States' Motion In Limine To Preclude Evidence of Penguin Random House's Announced Bidding Policy (July 8, 2022)

Complaint (November 2, 2021)

Case Open Date
Case Name
United States v. Bertelsmann Se & Co. KgaA, Penguin Random House, LLC, Penguin Random House, LLC, Penguin Random House, LLC, ViacomCBS, Inc & Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Case Type
Civil Merger
Case Violation(s)
  • Horizontal Merger
Industry Code(s)
  • Book Publishers
Component
Antitrust Division
Case Documents
Memorandum Opinion [Redacted]   [PDF, ]
United States’ Opposition to Defendants’ Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law [Redacted]   [PDF, ]
United States’ Corrected Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law [Redacted]   [PDF, ]
Plaintiff's Closing Argument (Redacted)   [PDF, ]
Transcript of Bench Trial: Order Granting United States’ Motion to Exclude the Defendants’ Efficiencies Evidence [Redacted]   [PDF, ]
Demonstrative Exhibits for the Direct Testimony of Dr. Nicholas Hill   [PDF, ]
Plaintiff’s Opening Statement (Redacted)   [PDF, ]
United States Pre-Trial Brief (Redacted)   [PDF, ]
United States’ Reply Memorandum in Support of Its Motion In Limine to Exclude Testimony of Dr. Edward Snyder Regarding Efficiencies (Redacted)   [PDF, ]
United States’ Supplementary Brief on Its Motion to File Its Motion In Limine to Exclude Testimony From Dr. Edward Snyder Under Seal   [PDF, ]
United States’ Motion In Limine to Exclude Testimony of Dr. Edward Snyder Regarding Efficiencies Snyder (Redacted)   [PDF, ]
United States’ Supplementary Brief on Its Motion to File Its Motion In Limine to Exclude Testimony From Jennifer Rudolph Walsh Under Seal   [PDF, ]
United States’ Motion In Limine to Exclude Expert Testimony From Jennifer Rudolph Walsh (Redacted)   [PDF, ]
Exhibit A to Motion in Limine to Exclude Expert Testimony from Jennifer Rudolph Walsh   [PDF, ]
Exhibit B: Expert Report of Jennifer Rudolph Walsh June 3, 2022   [PDF, ]
United States’ Opposition to Defendants’ Motion in Limine to Exclude Use of Printing-Related Evidence [Redacted]   [PDF, ]
United States’ Reply in Support of Its Motion In Limine to Preclude Evidence of Penguin Random House’s Announced Bidding Policy   [PDF, ]
United States’ Reply in Support of Its Motion In Limine to Exclude Expert Testimony From Jennifer Rudolph Walsh   [PDF, ]
United States’ Opposition to Defendants’ Motion to Strike Belated Expert Opinion Applying “Guppi” Analysis   [PDF, ]
Exhibit A to Defendants' Motion to Strike Belated Expert Opinion Applying Guppi Analysis   [PDF, ]
Exhibit B to Defendants' Motion to Strike Belated Expert Opinion Applying Guppi Analysis   [PDF, ]
Exhibit C to Defendants' Motion to Strike Belated Expert Opinion Applying Guppi Analysis   [PDF, ]
United States' Motion In Limine To Preclude Evidence of Penguin Random House's Announced Bidding Policy   [PDF, ]
Complaint   [PDF, ]
Updated November 7, 2022