HPE settlement judge cites limited power to shape US DOJ antitrust settlements
By Ilana Kowarski, Curtis Eichelberger and Chris May ( August 18, 2026, 00:50 GMT | Comment) -- The federal judge who approved Hewlett Packard Enterprise's merger antitrust settlement with the US Department of Justice's Antitrust Division emphasized in his opinion that while courts have the right to vet proposed consent decrees, the DOJ is not obligated to persist in litigating antitrust cases where its negotiated compromises with defendants are scuttled.The federal judge who approved Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks's merger antitrust settlement with the US Department of Justice's Antitrust Division emphasized in his opinion that while courts have the right to vet proposed consent decrees, the DOJ is not obligated to persist in litigating antitrust cases where its negotiated compromises with defendants are scuttled....
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