United States of America, et al. v. CRH PLC, et al. Proposed Final Judgment and Competitive Impact Statement

n the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division's internet website. Written comments should be submitted in English to: Soyoung Choe, Acting Chief, Defense, Industrials, and Aerospace Section, Antitrust Division, United States Department of Justice, 450 Fifth St. NW, Suite 8700, Washington, DC 20530, [email protected] The proposed Final Judgment provides that the Court retains jurisdiction over this action, and the parties may apply to the Court for any order necessary or appropriate for the modification, interpretation, or enforcement of the Final Judgment. VI. Alternatives to the Proposed Final Judgment As an alternative to the proposed Final Judgment, the United States considered a full trial on the merits against Defendants. The United States could have continued the litigation and sought preliminary and permanent injunctions against CRH's acquisition of Standard. The United States is satisfied, however, that the relief required by the proposed Final Judgment will substantially remedy the anticompetitive effects alleged in the Complaint, preserving competition for the manufacture and sale of TDOT-approved hot-mix asphalt in Shelby County. Thus, the proposed Final Judgment achieves substantially all of the relief the United States would have obtained through litigation but avoids the time, expense, and uncertainty of a full trial on the merits. VII. Standard of Review U