Case Details

Year Initiated/Committed

2008

Year Resolved

2008

Settlement Amount

n/a

Court

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Docket Number

n/a

Lead State

CA, KY, MI, NC, OH, PA, TX

Participating States

CA, KY, MI, NC, OH, PA, TX

Defendant(s)

Republic Services, Inc.; Allied Waste Industries

Case Description

Two of the three largest waste hauling companies in the U.S. sought to merge. The United States and plaintiff states reached a settlement under which the parties would divest 11 landfills, 8 waste transfer stations and numerous routes within the plaintiff states.