Case Details

Year Initiated/Committed

1991

Year Resolved

1991

Settlement Amount

$106,000 ($90,500 costs, $15,500 civil penalties)

Court

331st Judicial District, Travis County, Texas

Docket Number

469034

Lead State

TX

Participating States

TX

Defendant(s)

Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens of Brownsville, Texas, Inc., Valley Memorial Gardens, Inc., Pharr Memorial Association, Inc., Morris W. Boughton, Vivian S. Boughton, Rosa Lopez, John Rutoskey, Thomas Brokken and Karen Brokken

Case Description

State alleged that Defendants conspired to fix, stabilize & otherwise control prices of funeral/crematory service for Texas consumers in Cameron & Hidalgo counties in Texas. The settlement included injunctive provisions against price-fixing, and requirements that pricing be submitted to the state for review.