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Honeywell mulls lawsuit after GE merger blowout
In the fallout from the failed merger of General Electric and Honeywell, Honeywell’s board of directors last month huddled to contemplate whether the compa

In the fallout from the failed merger of General Electric and Honeywell, Honeywell’s board of directors last month huddled to contemplate whether the company has a legal case against GE for failing to use “reasonable best efforts” to win approval for the proposed deal in Europe.

Honeywell has retained well-known attorney David Boies, who led the federal government’s antitrust case against Microsoft and represented former Vice President Al Gore during last fall’s Florida ballot recounts, and law firm Kirkland & Ellis for guidance.