First DataBank FTC Divestiture Order Allows Joint Venture After 3 Years
Executive Summary
Hearst subsidiary First DataBank could form a joint venture with Facts and Comparisons after selling the firm its Medi-Span Master Drug Data Base under a proposed settlement with the Federal Trade Commission
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