Case Details

Year Initiated/Committed

1993

Year Resolved

1995

Settlement Amount

$100,000

Court

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia

Docket Number

93-0915-R

Lead State

WV

Participating States

WV

Defendant(s)

Meadow Gold Dairies, Inc. and Valley Rich Dairy

Case Description

Meadow Gold and Valley Rich were accused of bid-rigging, market allocation and price fixing fluid milk sold to public schools in Southeastern West Virginia and Virginia. Valley Rich settled the case and Meadow Gold was dismissed. The case against Meadow Gold was refiled in West Virginia State Court. This action followed a guilty plea by Borden, Inc. to federal antitrust charges on rigging bids for school milk programs.