Civil Enforcement The charts below illustrate the Civil Outcome Performance Measures for the Antitrust Decision Unit, to include: Success Rate for Civil Antitrust Cases and Savings to U.S. Consumers (as a result of the Antitrust Civil enforcement efforts). Division’s The success rate for civil non-merger matters includes investigations in which business practices were changed after the investigation was initiated, a case was filed with consent decree, or a case was filed and litigated successfully. The success in preventing Division’s anticompetitive behavior in the civil non-merger area has been notable. The Division successfully resolved every matter it challenged in FY 2011 and expects to meet or exceed its goals for FY 2012 through FY 2013. The success rate for merger transactions challenged includes mergers that are abandoned, fixed before a complaint is filed, filed as cases with consent decrees, filed as cases but settled prior to litigation, or filed and litigated successfully. Many times, merger matters involve complex anticompetitive behavior and large, multinational corporations and require significant resources to review. The Civil Merger Program successfully resolved 95 percent of the Division’s matters it challenged in FY 2011 and expects to meet or exceed its goals for FY 2012 through FY 2013. The estimated value of consumer savings generated by the civil enforcement Division’s efforts in any given year depends upon the size and scope of the matters proposed and resolved and thus varies considerably. Targeted levels of performance are not projected for this indicator.
Civil Enforcement The charts below illustrate the Civil Outcome Performance Measures for the Antitrust Decision Unit, to include: Success Rate for Civil Antitrust Cases and Savings to U.S. Consumers (as a result of the Antitrust Division’s Civil enforcement efforts). The success rate for civil non-merger matters includes investigations in which business practices were changed after the investigation was initiated, a case was filed with consent decree, or a case was filed and litigated successfully. The Division’s success in preventing anticompetitive behavior in the civil non-merger area has been notable. The Division successfully resolved every matter it challenged in FY 2011 and expects to meet or exceed its goals for FY 2012 through FY 2013. The success rate for merger transactions challenged includes mergers that are abandoned, fixed before a complaint is filed, filed as cases with consent decrees, filed as cases but settled prior to litigation, or filed and litigated successfully. Many times, merger matters involve complex anticompetitive behavior and large, multinational corporations and require significant resources to review. The Division’s Civil Merger Program successfully resolved 95 percent of the matters it challenged in FY 2011 and expects to meet or exceed its goals for FY 2012 through FY 2013. The estimated value of consumer savings generated by the Division’s civil enforcement efforts in any given year depends upon the size and scope of the matters proposed and resolved and thus varies considerably. Targeted levels of performance are not projected for this indicator.
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