SUMMARY OF ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
FOR MONDAY, AUG. 10, 1992 THROUGH FRIDAY, AUG. 14, 1992

8/12/92

U.S. v. Louis J. Gaev Criminal No.: 92-00457 (E.D. Pa.) One-count indictment was filed in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, charging Louis J. Gaev, Director of National Sales for Russell-Stanley Corporation of Red Bank, New Jersey, with fixing the prices, in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, of new steel drums offered for sale to customers in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, eastern New York, eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and the District of Columbia, beginning sometime prior to April 1, 1986 and continuing at least through March 1990.

8/14/92

U.S. v. Beazer PLC Civil No.: 92-1881 (D.D.C.) Civil complaint was filed in US District Court in Washington, D.C., seeking a civil penalty from Beazer PLC of London, England, for violating the premerger notification and waiting period requirements of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. The complaint alleges that Beazer violated the act between October 19, 1987 and March 18, 1988 when it failed to comply with the act's notification and waiting period requirements before acquiring more than $15 million of Koppers Company, Inc.'s voting securities. The act permits a federal court, upon the Justice Department's request, to assess a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for each day a party is in violation. A proposed judgment was also filed which, if approved by the court, will settle the case with Beazer paying $760,000.

Copies of legal filings are available from the Legal Procedure Unit, Antitrust Division, Room 3233, Telephone No.: 514-2481.