Case Details

Year Initiated/Committed

1978

Year Resolved

1980

Settlement Amount

$1,045,750

Court

U.S. District Court for the District of Conn. (moved to E.D.N.Y as MDL)

Docket Number

H-79-64 (D. Conn.); MDL 331 (E.D.N.Y.)

Lead State

CT, NJ

Participating States

CT, IL, LA, MA, MD, MN, NJ, RI, VT

Defendant(s)

Leviton Manufacturing Co., John I. Paulding, Inc., Triboro Electric Corp., Mohawk Devices, Inc., Waterbury Products Corp., Eagle Electric Manufacturing Co., Inc., Circle F Industries, Inc. (now known as Cirfico Holdings Corporation), and Slater Electric

Case Description

Various manufacturers of electrical wiring devices settled Attorney General’s claims of price fixing via entry of consent decree prohibiting such conduct and payment of monetary forfeiture. Parallel US DOJ criminal case