FTC asks DC Circuit Court to reverse District Court and enjoin integration of Wild Oats Business by Whole Foods pending administrative trial | Practical Law

FTC asks DC Circuit Court to reverse District Court and enjoin integration of Wild Oats Business by Whole Foods pending administrative trial | Practical Law

On 14 January 2008, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed an appeal in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to reverse the District Court's decision and enjoin Whole Foods Market's (Whole Foods) from further closing or rebranding Wild Oats Markets (Wild Oats) stores pending an administrative trial on the merits. The FTC's filing comes after the US District Court for the District of Columbia denied its motion for a preliminary injunction to block Whole Foods' purchase of Wild Oats on 16 August 2007. The parties announced that they closed the transaction on 28 August 2007.

FTC asks DC Circuit Court to reverse District Court and enjoin integration of Wild Oats Business by Whole Foods pending administrative trial

by Practical Law
Law stated as at 14 Jan 2008 • USA (National/Federal)
On 14 January 2008, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed an appeal in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to reverse the District Court's decision and enjoin Whole Foods Market's (Whole Foods) from further closing or rebranding Wild Oats Markets (Wild Oats) stores pending an administrative trial on the merits. The FTC's filing comes after the US District Court for the District of Columbia denied its motion for a preliminary injunction to block Whole Foods' purchase of Wild Oats on 16 August 2007. The parties announced that they closed the transaction on 28 August 2007.