Case Details

Year Initiated/Committed

1988

Year Resolved

1989

Settlement Amount

$50,000 ($10,00 per business defendant)

Court

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of NewYork

Docket Number

88-1089

Lead State

NY

Participating States

NY

Defendant(s)

Long Island Taxi and Transportation Owners Ass’n; Cairo Transportation; New Hyde Dispatch Services; Far Rockaway Car Service; Tootsie Transport; Woodmere Transport Ass’n; Catherine Aubert; Betty Bonnot

Case Description

State sued business and individual defendants, alleging fixing of prices on spaces for taxicabs at rail stations on Long Island; fixing rates on taxi services; rigging bids on contracts for taxi services and allocating territories among themselves. Settlement included injunctive relief and $10,000 civil penalty for each business defendant.