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Tempur ruling offers template for vetting antitrust plaintiffs' economic models

By Ilana Kowarski ( February 11, 2025, 21:04 GMT | Comment) -- In his decision blessing Tempur Sealy’s acquisition of Mattress Firm, Houston-based US District Judge Charles Eskridge stressed the importance of scrutinizing the fairness of merger challengers' models and market definitions before accepting them as valid. Eskridge’s explanation of why he rejected the Federal Trade Commission’s foreclosure forecast in this case provides future antitrust trial judges with a how-to guide for evaluating the validity of plaintiffs’ economic arguments and evidence.In his decision blessing Tempur Sealy’s acquisition of Mattress Firm, Houston-based US District Judge Charles Eskridge stressed the importance of scrutinizing the fairness of merger challengers' models and market definitions before accepting them as valid. Eskridge’s explanation of why he rejected the Federal Trade Commission’s foreclosure forecast in this case provides future antitrust trial judges with a how-to guide for evaluating the validity of plaintiffs’ economic arguments and evidence....

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