The Justice Department plans to sue to block 3M Co. (MMM) from buying the office-products arm of Avery Dennison Corp. (AVY) if the companies don't drop the $550 million deal, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday, citing a person with knowledge of the process.

The report said the lawsuit could be filed as soon as the end of this week.

Full story at http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-04/3m-avery-dennison-said-to-face-u-s-lawsuit-if-deal-goes-forward.html

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