Read about Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks' response to a Justice Department move to block the proposed $14 billion all-cash acquisition deal between the companies.

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit in an effort to block Hewlett Packard Enterprise's (HPE) $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks.

Juniper Networks stock fell Thursday after the Justice Department moved to block a planned acquisition of the networking company by Hewlett Packard Enterprise.The Justice Department filed a complaint in California district court that seeks to block the merger on antitrust grounds.