DOJ Opposing AT&T Ask of Expedited Feb. 20 Trial Date in TW Litigation
DOJ is fighting AT&T's request for expedited Feb. 20 trial date for the agency's lawsuit seeking to block the company's buy of Time Warner (see 1711280063). In a docket 17-cv-02511 response (in Pacer) Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the…
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District of Columbia, DOJ called the companies' April 22 transaction deadline "artificial" and urged "a process that leads to an orderly and complete airing of the facts and expert opinions." AT&T didn't comment Wednesday. In a filing (in Pacer) Monday, the companies argued their proposed timeline "falls comfortably in line with other merger challenges" by the FTC or DOJ since 2001.