West Virginia ex rel. McGraw v. Microsoft Corp., No. 01-C-197 (Cir. Ct. Boone Cty. 2004)
The State filed a lawsuit against Microsoft Corporation seeking damages caused to the State and its consumers because of Microsoft’s unlawful monopolization in the computer operating system market. In June of 2003, the State reached a settlement with Microsoft Corporation along with a separate class of private plaintiffs.
West Virginia ex rel. McGraw v. Meadow Gold Dairies and Valley Rich Dairy, No. 93-0915-R (W.D. Va. 1995)
Meadow Gold and Valley Rich were accused of bid-rigging, market allocation and price fixing fluid milk sold to public schools in Southeastern West Virginia and Virginia. Valley Rich settled the case and Meadow Gold was dismissed. The case against Meadow Gold was refiled in West Virginia State Court. This action followed a guilty plea by Borden, Inc. to federal antitrust charges on rigging bids for school milk programs.
West Virginia ex rel. McGraw v. Abbott Labs and Geneva Pharmaceuticals, Inc., No. 05-C-180 (Cir. Ct. Wyoming Cty. 2005)
The brand name maker of the prescription drug Hytrin, Abbott, entered into an agreement with Geneva to keep Geneva’s generic version of Hytrin off the market. Geneva was paid a substantial amount of money by Abbott while Abbott continued to collect monopoly profits on its name brand drug. Because of federal laws, Geneva effectively blocked the entry of other generic drug makers from entering the market. The matter settled in conjunction with MDL litigation.
Washington v. Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd., et al, No. 05-2-05779-3 (King Cty. Super. Ct. 2005)
Sorbates antitrust litigaiton.
U.S. and Texas v. Kimberly-Clark Corporation and Scott Paper Company – No. 3-95CV3055-P (N.D. Tex. 1995)
Merger review by U.S. and Texas of Kimberly -Clark Corporation merger with Scott Paper Company
Texas v. Mid-American Dairymen, Inc., Southern Foods Group, LP and Milk Products, L.L.C. , No. 9710120 (200th Dist. Ct. of Travis County, Sept. 3, 1997)
Review Borden Holdings stock acquisition by Mid-American Dairymen?s stock acquisition of Borden Holdings Company and subsequent divestiture to Milk Products.
Union Pacific Corporation Control and Merger proceedings, Surface Transportation Board
Merger review of Union Pacific’s acquisition of Southern Pacific Railroad
U.S. and Texas v. Aetna, Inc. and The Prudential Insurance Company of America, No. 99CV1398-H (N.D. Tex. 1999)
Merger review of Aetna, Inc.’s acquisition of Prudential Insurance Company of America
Texas v. KK Glass, Inc., and Kenneth E. Taylor and Kevin Taylor, No. 5-00CV0378-C (N.D. Tex. 2001)
State of Texas filed three suits alleging Defendants conspired to rig bids of architectural flat glass for school districts & other governmental interests in Texas
Tennessee v. Broadacre Dairy
Bid-rigging on school milk contracts. See also Tennessee v. Dean Food Products, Inc.
