Quad Graphics is concerned that the timing of the Department of Justice’s lawsuit to block their planned merger with LSC Communications will actually kill the deal before it gets to trial. That’s because either Quad or LSC can terminate the merger plan if it does not close by October 31 — and Quad is obligated to pay LSC a $45 million breakup if that happens. They say in a filing from June 26, “Without a prompt hearing, the [Antitrust] Division would block the transaction through delay, rather than allowing the Court an opportunity to evaluate the merits of the Division’s […]