Florida v. Great Lakes Dredging and Dock Co., No. 88-668-Civ-J-12 (M.D. Fla. 1989)

Florida sought an injunction and civil penalties, alleging that the defendant dredging companies conspired to rig bids and allocate contracts for various dredging projects throughout the state.

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Florida v. T.L. James & Co., No. CL88-6411-AF (15h Jud. Cir. for Palm Beach Ct. Fla. 1989)

Florida sought an injunction and civil penalties, alleging that the defendant dredging companies conspired to rig bids and allocate contracts for various dredging projects throughout the state.

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Florida v. Hendry Corporation and Aaron Hendry, No. CL88-7708-AH (15th Jud. Cir. for Palm Beach Cty. Fla. 1989)

Florida sought an injunction and civil penalties, alleging that the defendant dredging companies conspired to rig bids and allocate contracts for various dredging projects throughout the state.

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Florida v. Stuyvesant Dredging, Co. , No. 88-4036-CA-01 (1st Jud. Cir. for Escambia Cty. Fla. 1989)

Florida sought an injunction and civil penalties, alleging that the defendant dredging companies conspired to rig bids and allocate contracts for various dredging projects throughout the state.

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Florida v. Bean Dredging Corporation, No. 88-11226-CA-N (18th Jud. Cir.for Brevard County, Fla., 1989)

Florida sought an injunction and civil penalties, alleging that the defendant dredging companies conspired to rig bids and allocate contracts for various dredging projects throughout the state.

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Florida v. Central Telephone Company of Florida (Centel) (1992)

Florida sought refunds for customers of Central Telephone Company of Florida (Centel), who may have unknowingly subscribed to Centel’s inside wire maintenance service. Further, the state sought to improve the description of various calling features described in Centel’s telephone directory.

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In re Carbon Dioxide Industry Antitrust Litigation (M.D. Fla. 1996) M.D.L. 940

The State of Florida sought treble damages, civil penalties, and injunctive relief against defendant carbon dioxide companies, alleging that since 1968, the companies engaged in a conspiracy to restrain trade and commerce by allocating customer contracts and/or rigging bids for the supply of carbon dioxide to governmental entities and other purchasers in Florida.

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U.S. and Florida v. Barnett Banks, Inc. and First Florida Bank, Inc. (1992)

As part of a negotiated joint consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the State of Florida sought to enjoin the merger between Barnett Banks, Inc. (Barnett) and First Florida Bank, Inc. (First Florida), alleging that the proposed merger would result in less competition in the financial institution industry.

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Florida v. Anchor Seven Federal Credit Union, et al.

Florida settled for damages and injunctive relief against defendant automobile dealers and credit unions, the state contended that dealers and credit unions had combined or conspired to restrain trade and competition for automobile financing, pricing, or stabilizing prices for protection packages offered in conjunction with automobile sales at off-site locations in Duval and Escambia Counties.

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Florida v. Fort Walton Paint and Body Shop, No. 92-125CAA (1st Jud. Cir. Oskaloosa Cty. FL 1992)

Florida sought injunctive relief, civil penalties and reimbursement of investigative costs and attorney?s fees, alleging that defendant automobile repair shops conspired to restrain trade and competition for auto body repair services.

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