Case Details

Year Initiated/Committed

1988

Year Resolved

1989

Settlement Amount

$39,000 penalties, $12,500 costs

Court

King County Superior Court

Docket Number

unknown

Lead State

WA

Participating States

WA

Defendant(s)

Becton Dickinson Corp., Baxter Healthcare Corp., Curtin Matheson Scientific, VWR Scientific Corp

Case Description

University Of Washington sought bids for medical equipment from a variety of vendors. Those vendors all submitted proposals which included Becton Dickinson medical equipment. The highest bidder complained to Becton that VWR and others had submitted a bid discounting Becton equipment. Becton then requested that VWR (lowest bidder) and the other vendors either withdraw or increase the bid for Becton equipment to suggested retail prices.