Press Releases
Press releases issued by the Antitrust Division from 1970 through 2008 are found in this section of the site.
To find releases published beginning in 2009, please visit the Antitrust Division Press Releases page.
1973 Press Releases
December
December 28, 1973
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging Amateur Softball Association of America and Two Sporting Goods Manufacturers with Combining and Conspiring to Restrain the Production and Sale of Top Grade Softballs in Violation of Sherman Act
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging a Texas Grain Exporting Company with illegally Providing Exclusive Stevedoring Services at its Grain Elevator
December 27, 1973
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging a Dairy Cooperative Mid-America Dairymen, Inc. with Attempting to Monopolize and Unreasonably Restrain the Sale of Milk
November
November 29, 1973
Department of Justice Filed Suit to Block the Merger of The Merchants National Bank and Montpelier National Bank
November 14, 1973
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Challenging the Acquisition of Four Michigan Banks by Michigan National Corporation of Bloomfield Hills
October
October 15, 1973
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Against Nine Steel Companies, on Charges of Violating Antitrust Laws in Connection with the Sale of Reinforcing Steel Bars
October 11, 1973
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging an Association of Roofing Contractors with Conspiring to Limit the Length of Guarantees for Replacement Roofs to Two Years
September
September 28, 1973
Department of Justice Announced that its has Advised Counsel for Black and Decker Manufacturing Company that it will Bring Suit Under Antitrust Laws to Challenge Black and Decker's Proposed Acquisition of McCulloch Corporation
August
August 09, 1973
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Against Goodyear and Firestone, Charging that each Independently Attempted to Monopolize the Replacement Tire Market
June
June 27, 1973
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging Industrial Electronic Engineers, Inc. with Monopolizing the Manufacture and Sale of Miniature Instruments used to Monitor Electronic Equipment
June 19, 1973
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging The Real Estate Board of New York, Inc., and the Tenant-Owned Apartment Association, Inc. with Fixing Commission Rates
June 12, 1973
Department of Justice Charged Texaco, Inc. and an Independent Refiner with Entering an Agreement which Restrains the Sale of Gasoline
May
May 31, 1973
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Challenging a Joint Venture, Involving Manufacture of Plastics, between Hercules, Incorporated and Mitsui Petrochemical Industries, Ltd.
May 21, 1973
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging a Virginia Beach, Multiple Listing Real Estate Service with Unlawfully Fixing Commission Fees on Real Estate Transactions
May 09, 1973
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Challenging the Acquisition of Pressed Steel Tank Company, Inc., by Norris Industries, Inc.
May 07, 1973
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Challenging the Acquisition of Masterpiece, Inc., by American Technical Industries, Inc.
April
April 26, 1973
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Seeking to Prohibit the Nation's First Securities Options Exchange, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. from Fixing the Commission Rates and Brokerage Fees Charged by Brokers Trading Securities
April 25, 1973
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Challenging the Acquisition of the Hayes Company Division of Genesco, Inc., by Blue Bell, Inc.
April 24, 1973
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Challenging the Acquisition of Ebasco Services, Inc., by Halliburton Co.
April 16, 1973
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Challenging the Acquisition of Glass For Cars, Inc. by Guardian Industries, Inc.
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging the National Broiler Marketing Association (NBMA) with Fixing the Price of Chickens in Violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act
March
March 29, 1973
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging Dairymen, Inc., with Attempting to Monopolize and Unreasonably Restraining the Sale of Milk Produced by Dairy Farmers
February
February 22, 1973
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging a Nebraska Liquor Wholesaler with Fixing Resale Liquor Prices in Violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act
February 21, 1973
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Against the 4,400- Member National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) and 15 other Defendants on Charges of Conspiring to Prevent Brokers from Dealing in Mutual Fund Shares
February 8, 1973
Department of Justice Announced the Filing of Amended Complaints in Three Cases Charging Newspaper Feature Syndicates with Entering into Unreasonably Broad Exclusive Territorial Agreements in Violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act
January
January 23, 1973
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging Crane Company with Using Reciprocal Purchasing Arrangements with its Customers and Suppliers in Violation of the Sherman Act
January 12, 1973
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Challenging the Proposed Merger of two Commercial Banks in Platteville, Wisconsisn, The First National Bank of Platteville, and the Mound City Bank
