In re Prudential Settlement
Prudential agreed to eliminate the payment of contingent commissions to brokers on group insurance products and provide full disclosure of broker compensation to employers who seek to purchase insurance for their employees through Prudential. Prudential will also provide restitution of $16.5 million to policyholders and pay civil penalties totaling $2.5 million.
Davis et al. and Florida (intervening) v. Southern Bell Telephone Co., No. 89-2839-CIV (S.D. Fla. 1991)
Florida intervened in the Davis v. Southern Bell action, seeking injunctive relief and civil penalties, alleging that Southern Bell Telephone Company (Southern Bell) monopolized the inside wire maintenance and other optional service markets and overcharged subscribers; that Southern Bell’s marketing for certain optional services contained misrepresentations, that Southern Bell billed certain customers for optional inside wire maintenance plans and other optional services which customers did not know they had or did not know were optional.
Florida v. ISJ Energy, III, Inc., d/b/a Miami Gardens Exxon, a Florida Corporation (11th Jud. Cir., Dade County, FL, 1993)
State of Florida sought damages and injunctive relief, alleging that defendant, Gardens Exxon sold unleaded regular grade fuel below its non-refiner cost at its retail outlet, in violation of F.S. Chap. 526, Florida?s Motor Fuel Marketing Act (below cost gasoline).
IIn re Marina Investigation (Florida 1995)
As part of a negotiated settlement, the State of Florida sought to resolve concerns that certain Florida marina companies allegedly illegally tied servicing and/or repair of boats to the rental of boat slips or dry dockage space. The state further investigated the alleged charging of fees to outside/off-site independent or third party contractors for work or repairs performed on tenants’ boats at the marina.
In re Agricultural Chemicals Investigation, Nos. 94-3080; 93-1390; 93-3381; 94-442 (Jud. Cir. Leon County, FL 1994)
The State of Florida alleged that defendant pesticide companies conspired to fix the price and set the minimum resale price for which agricultural chemicals or pesticides were sold.
NASCAR Investigation (Florida)
The State of Florida investigated Americrown Services Corporation (Americrown), a subsidiary of International Speedway Corporation, for alleged price fixing by imposing a minimum pricing schedule upon any vendor selling merchandise on Americrown?s Speedway property.
New York v. Brown, No. 88-1512, (D.N.J) 721 F.Supp 629 (D.N.J.), summ. judg. den; 721 F.Supp 644 (D. NJ),
The New York Attorney General’s Office brought a suit against New Jersey officials that challenged the constitutionality of a New Jersey regulation that prevented the sale of milk below cost. The regulation was repealed in 1990.
New York v. Tele-Communications Inc., 1993 WL 527984 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 14, 1993), 1993-2 Trade Cases P 70, 404
Defendant cable system operators, subsidiaries and a satellite cable supplier formed a monopoly in restraint of trade in the delivery of multichannel subscription television programming.
Pennslyvania v. Conemaugh Memorial and UPMC Lee (Jul. 2005)
Consent decree filed by Pennsylviana AG, allowing Conemaugh and UPMC Lee merger as long as certain requirements are followed.
GTE Inside Wire Investigation (1995)
As part of a negotiated settlement, the State of Florida sought to permanently enjoin GTE Florida Incorporated (GTE) from continuing its sales tactics concerning its ?Lineskeeper Inside Wire Maintenance? service. The state alleged that once the service became optional, GTE would automatically enroll customers unless they notified GTE that they did not want the service, hence constituting an illegal tying arrangement.
