In the Matter of Sacramento Ambulance Companies
Plaintiff state charged five defendants, Metropolitan, Superior, Sacramento and Foothill Ambulance Service and 9-1-1 Emergency Services, with violating California’s antitrust law by unlawfully agreeing on customer allocation and pricing of ambulance transport services over a long period. The companies, who admitted no wrongdoing, paid $160,000 in civil penalties, costs and attorneys fees. They were also enjoined from future violations and required to establish a compliance program. The named executives may not participate in ambulance association activities except those involving paramedic or treatment topics.
Maine v. Aloupis, Benoit, Harris, Lebowitz, Solomon, CV-93-73 (Kennebec Superior Court, 1993)
Five ob-gyns allocated operating room time at local hospital.
Merger of Leominster and Burbank Hospitals–Massachusetts
Hospital merger approved by Attorney General’s office with conditions.
Connecticut v. BPS Petroleum Distributors, Inc., Civ. No. 3:91 CV-00173-PCD (D.Conn. 1991)
Civil settlement accompanying guilty pleas in federal criminal case involving price-fixing on home heating oil.
Pennsylvania v. J.J.D. Urethane
Defendant pleaded guilty to federal bid-rigging on roofing contracts for Pennsylvania school districts, state filed civil suit to recover damages.
California v. Marquee Holdings, Inc., C-05-5306 MEJ (N.D. Cal. 2005)
Plaintiff state challenged merger of two movie theater chains, alleging market power in San Francisco market. Defendants agreed to divestiture of two theaters in that market.
Washington v. Marquee Holdings, Inc., CV 05-2111 (W.D. Wash. 2005)
Plaintiff state reviewed merger of companies owning two large theater chains.
District of Columbia v. Marquee Holdings Inc. and LCE Holdings, Inc.
District of Columbia filed a complaint and a proposed stipulated final judgment simultaneously. The complaint alleged that the merger of movie chains AMC and Loews would substantially lessen competition in the District of Columbia. The stipulated final judgment requires the divestiture of one AMC theatre and one Loews theater, and prohibits the defendants from entering into contracts restricting the rights of theater landlords to rent former AMC and Loews theaters to new theater tenants.
California v. Sutter Health, et al. No. 3:99-cv-03803-MMC(N.D. Cal., 1999)
State sought preliminary injunction to block merger of two hsopitals in East Bay area. Injunction denied.
People v. J.A. Momaney Services, Inc., No. 03426723 (San Francisco Superior Court 2003)
Challenge to tie-in sales of certain traffic signal equipment in bids to California public entities.