Case Details

Year Initiated/Committed

2007

Year Resolved

2007

Settlement Amount

$1.1 million attorneys fees

Court

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Docket Number

07-11816

Lead State

MA

Participating States

AK, CA, CT, IL, MA, ME, MN, MO, NJ, RI, WA

Defendant(s)

First Group PLC,; Laidlaw International Inc.

Case Description

Eleven states alleged that the merger would substantially lessen competition in numerous markets for the procurement of School Bus Services within the Plaintiff States. Settlement required divestitures of routes and depots, provision of maintenance services, no non-compete agreements, notice to the states of future acquisitions, and no coercion to include certain bid specifications plus $1.1 million in attorneys fees.