New York v. Daicel Chemical Industries et al, No. 403878/02 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cty., Sept. 24, 2004)
Charges seventeen-year international conspiracy to fix the price of sorbates, a preservative used in many foods and beverages.
New York v. Martin Schlossberg and McReg Industries, Inc. d/b/a Estelle’s Dressy Dresses (NY Sup. Ct., Index No. 02-30814)
Anticompetitive conduct in the sale of formal women’s apparel on Long Island.
New York v. Julius Nasso Concrete Corp. et al., 1999-2 Trade Cas. ¶72,767; 202 F.3d 82; Nos. 98-9218, 98-9226, 98-9262 (2d Cir. 2000)
New York was successful in its appeal to have trial court decision reversed in concrete construction bid-rigging case
In re Western New York Coupon Litigation, No. 1:97-cv-00707 (W.D.N.Y. Sept. 10, 1997)
New York charged nine major grocery manufacturers and The Wegmans Food Market Chain with conspiring to eliminate coupons.
New York v. Cedar Park Concrete Corp., NY v. Century-Maxim Construction Corp, 665 F.Supp. 238 (S.D.N.Y. 1987); 684 F.Supp. 1229 (S.D.N.Y. 1988); 741 F.Supp. 494 (S.D.N.Y. 1990).
New York, alleging bid-rigging and market-allocation, sued for treble damages under the Clayton Act and the New York General Business Law (Donnelly Act), for injunctive relief, and civil penalties.
New York v. Allied Waste Industries, Inc.,No. 00CV0363 (S.D.N.Y. 2000)
New York challenged the acquisition of assets of two local waste hauling companies in Westchester County, NY by a large national firm, Allied Waste Industries, Inc., already active in the county. Matter was settled by divestiture of five Allied and one other hauling routes and certain transfer station disposal rights.
State of New York v. The May Department Stores Co., Inc., Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. v. May Department Stores Co. et al. (No. 94-CV-6454L)
New York and its co-plaintiff, The BonTon Stores, Inc., sued in Federal District Court in the Western District of New York to prevent a merger between May Department Stores and McCurdy & Co.
New York v. Hendrickson Brothers, Inc., 840 F.2d 1065 (2d Cir 1988) (affirming New York v. Amfair Asphalt Corp., 1987 Trade Cas. (CCH) ¶ 74,417 (E.D.N.Y. 1985)), v. Hendrickson Brothers, Inc., et al.
New York sought damages and civil penalties, alleging that Defendant companies conspired to rig the bids for highway construction contracts in 1977 and 1978, and also that three of the six defendants conspired to fix the price of highway construction materials in 1978 and 1979.
New York v. Willis Group Holdings Ltd., Willis North America Inc., Willis of New York, Inc., Assurance of Discontinuance
State of New York sought damages and conduct relief, alleging that Defendant Willis engaged in fraudulent and anti-competitive practices.
New York v. Aon Corporation
States sought damages and injunctive relief, alleging that defendants unlawfully deceived clients by steering clients’ insurance business, promising increased retail business to insurers in return for their commitments to use Aon’s reinsurance services, suggesting that an insurer raise its quotes for two of Aon’s clients, entering into undisclosed “producer funding agreements” whereby insurers directly funded the hiring of Aon brokers, entering into secret “pay-to-play” arrangements with insurers whereby Aon obtained undisclosed compensation, agreeing with preferred insurers to “freeze out” a competing insurer, and providing preferred insurers with first looks, last looks, and exclusive looks on preferred business.
