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: 
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
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: 
Horizontal Merger
Industry Code: 
Book Publishers
Component: 
Antitrust Division
Case Documents: 
Memorandum Opinion [Redacted]
United States’ Opposition to Defendants’ Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law [Redacted]
United States’ Corrected Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law [Redacted]
Plaintiff's Closing Argument (Redacted)
Transcript of Bench Trial: Order Granting United States’ Motion to Exclude the Defendants’ Efficiencies Evidence [Redacted]
Demonstrative Exhibits for the Direct Testimony of Dr. Nicholas Hill
Plaintiff’s Opening Statement (Redacted)
United States Pre-Trial Brief (Redacted)
United States’ Reply Memorandum in Support of Its Motion In Limine to Exclude Testimony of Dr. Edward Snyder Regarding Efficiencies (Redacted)
United States’ Supplementary Brief on Its Motion to File Its Motion In Limine to Exclude Testimony From Dr. Edward Snyder Under Seal
United States’ Motion In Limine to Exclude Testimony of Dr. Edward Snyder Regarding Efficiencies Snyder (Redacted)
United States’ Supplementary Brief on Its Motion to File Its Motion In Limine to Exclude Testimony From Jennifer Rudolph Walsh Under Seal
United States’ Motion In Limine to Exclude Expert Testimony From Jennifer Rudolph Walsh (Redacted)
Exhibit A to Motion in Limine to Exclude Expert Testimony from Jennifer Rudolph Walsh
Exhibit B: Expert Report of Jennifer Rudolph Walsh June 3, 2022
United States’ Opposition to Defendants’ Motion in Limine to Exclude Use of Printing-Related Evidence [Redacted]
United States’ Reply in Support of Its Motion In Limine to Preclude Evidence of Penguin Random House’s Announced Bidding Policy
United States’ Reply in Support of Its Motion In Limine to Exclude Expert Testimony From Jennifer Rudolph Walsh
United States’ Opposition to Defendants’ Motion to Strike Belated Expert Opinion Applying “Guppi” Analysis
Exhibit A to Defendants' Motion to Strike Belated Expert Opinion Applying Guppi Analysis
Exhibit B to Defendants' Motion to Strike Belated Expert Opinion Applying Guppi Analysis
Exhibit C to Defendants' Motion to Strike Belated Expert Opinion Applying Guppi Analysis
United States' Motion In Limine To Preclude Evidence of Penguin Random House's Announced Bidding Policy
Complaint
Updated November 7, 2022