Federal Trade Commission v. Staples, Inc.

Decided June 30, 1997. Thomas Francis Hogan wrote the opinion for the court.

970 F. Supp. 1066 · Cited 65 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. v. May Department Stores Co. · 881 F. Supp. 860
• Federal Trade Commission v. Alliant Techsystems Inc. · 808 F. Supp. 9
• Federal Trade Commission v. Lancaster Colony Corp. · 434 F. Supp. 1088
• Federal Trade Commission v. Coca-Cola Co. · 641 F. Supp. 1128
• Federal Trade Commission v. Great Lakes Chemical Corp. · 528 F. Supp. 84
• California Ex Rel. Van De Kamp v. American Stores Co. · 697 F. Supp. 1125
• Federal Trade Commission v. PPG Industries, Inc. · 628 F. Supp. 881

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• United States v. H & R Block, Inc. · 833 F. Supp. 2d 36
• Federal Trade Commission v. Swedish Match · 131 F. Supp. 2d 151
• Federal Trade Commission v. Whole Foods Market, Inc. · 502 F. Supp. 2d 1
• Federal Trade Commission v. Libbey, Inc. · 211 F. Supp. 2d 34
• Federal Trade Commission v. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
• Federal Trade Commission v. Sysco Corporation · 113 F. Supp. 3d 1
• Federal Trade Commission v. Arch Coal, Inc. · 329 F. Supp. 2d 109
• Federal Trade Commission v. Cardinal Health, Inc. · 12 F. Supp. 2d 34
• Federal Trade Commission v. Staples, Inc. · 190 F. Supp. 3d 100
• Federal Trade Commission v. Rag-Stiftung
• Emigra Group, LLC v. Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP · 612 F. Supp. 2d 330
• Federal Trade Commission v. CCC Holdings Inc. · 605 F. Supp. 2d 26
• Federal Trade Commission v. Ccc Holdings Inc.
• Federal Trade Commission v. Surescripts, LLC
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• Federal Trade Commission v. H.J. Heinz, Co. · 116 F. Supp. 2d 190
• Federal Trade Commission v. Wilhelmsen
• United States v. SunGard Data Systems, Inc. · 172 F. Supp. 2d 172
• Federal Trade Commission v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
• United States v. Long Island Jewish Medical Center · 983 F. Supp. 121
• United States v. At&t Inc.
• United States v. Visa U.S.A. Inc. · 163 F. Supp. 2d 322
• Geneva Pharmaceuticals Technology Corp. v. Barr Laboratories, Inc. · 201 F. Supp. 2d 236
• In Re National Credit Management Group, L.L.C. · 21 F. Supp. 2d 424
• PepsiCo, Inc. v. Coca-Cola Co. · 114 F. Supp. 2d 243

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