In the Matter of Golden Sky Systems, Inc. (Minn. Dist. Ct. Ramsey County).

The Assurance of Discontinuance ended an antitrust investigation into alleged price-fixing by Golden Sky, Inc., a company which marketed and sold satellite receiver equipment and the direct broadcast satellite service known as Direct TV.

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Minnesota v. Allina Health System, C6-05-541 (Minn. Dist. Ct. Ramsey County 2005)

In January 2005, the State filed suit against Allina Health System alleging that it conspired with St. Paul Heart Clinic (?SPHC?) and Metropolitan Cardiology Consultants (?MCC?) to monopolize the market for cardiology services in the Twin Cities area by planning a merger or comparable transaction.

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Minnesota v. Marigold Foods, Inc., et al., 62-C9-98-012775 (Minn. Dist. Ct. Ramsey County).

The State of Minnesota sought damages, statutory penalties and injunctive relief for Defendants’ alleged violation of the Minnesota Antitrust Act of 1971, Minn. Stat. §§ 325D.49-325D.66 (2004). The State alleged that the Defendants conspired to restrain trade by fixing the prices of fluid milk products at artificially high levels from 1985 through at least July of 1996.

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In the Matter of Land O’Lakes, Inc., C5-97-4209 (Minn. Dist. Ct. Ramsey County)

The State of Minnesota alleged that Land O’Lakes was involved in a bid-rigging and market allocation scheme on milk contracts with more than 140 Minnesota public school districts in the southwestern and northwestern parts of the State.

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Minnesota v. George Benz & Sons, Inc. d/b/a Oak Grove Dairy, No. C9-97-4293 (Minn. Dist. Ct. Ramsey County).

The State filed a complaint alleging that Oak Grove was involved with bid-rigging and market allocation schemes on milk contracts with Minnesota public school districts primarily located in the southwestern part of the State.

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Minnesota v. Wells Dairy, C8-97-10103 (Minn. Dist. Ct. Ramsey County)

The State of Minnesota alleged that Wells Dairy was involved in a bid-rigging and market allocation scheme on milk contracts with Minnesota public school districts primarily in southwestern Minnesota.

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