Pennsylvania v. Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh/UPMC (Oct. 2001)

Consent decree entered by Pennsylvania AG with Children’s Hospital and UPMC.

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New York v. Tele-Communications Inc., 1993 WL 527984 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 14, 1993), 1993-2 Trade Cases P 70, 404

Defendant cable system operators, subsidiaries and a satellite cable supplier formed a monopoly in restraint of trade in the delivery of multichannel subscription television programming.

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Pennsylvania v. Altoona Hospital and Bon Secours Holy Family Regional Health System (Oct. 2004)

Altoona Hospital and Bon Secours merger allowed as long as the merged hospital system follows the requirements outlined in the consent decree.

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New York v. Liberty Mutual Holding Company, Inc., No. 06 401726, NY S, Ct.

Charges four-year pervasive bid-rigging and anti-competitive customer allocation scheme, in exchange for illegal payments. In 2010, Liberty Mutual agreed to pay $5.5 million to NY and $2 million to Connecticut to settle the allegations.

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Pennslyvania v. Conemaugh Memorial and UPMC Lee (Jul. 2005)

Consent decree filed by Pennsylviana AG, allowing Conemaugh and UPMC Lee merger as long as certain requirements are followed.

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Florida v. Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation, Healthtrust, Inc., Memorial Health Systems, Inc. and Halifax Hospital Medical Center

As part of a negotiated settlement, the State of Florida and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sought to enjoin the merger of defendant hospital facilities, alleging that such acquisitions would result in a substantial reduction of competition in the marketplace for medical care.

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GTE Inside Wire Investigation (1995)

As part of a negotiated settlement, the State of Florida sought to permanently enjoin GTE Florida Incorporated (GTE) from continuing its sales tactics concerning its ?Lineskeeper Inside Wire Maintenance? service. The state alleged that once the service became optional, GTE would automatically enroll customers unless they notified GTE that they did not want the service, hence constituting an illegal tying arrangement.

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Florida v. Service Corp. International, In re Service Corp. International, FTC File No. 981-353 (1/15/99)

As part of a negotiated consent decree, the State of Florida and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sought to enjoin the proposed merger between Services Corp. International (SCI) and Equity Corp. International (ECI), alleging that the merger would substantially impair competition among funeral home or cemetery establishments in 14 local markets.

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Florida v. Griffin Industries, Inc.

State of Florida settled allegations that Griffin Industries Inc. (Griffin) unlawfully monopolized the market for used cooking grease collection throughout the state

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In the Matter of GlaxoSmithKline, PLC (Augmentin)

States alleged that GlaxoSmithKline fraudulently obtained patent protection for Augmentin and then delayed generic entry through sham patent litigation. Through this conduct, GlaxoSmithKline unlawfully maintained its monopoly over Augmentin. A $3.5 million multistate settlement for state proprietary claims was entered into by the participating states and GlaxoSmithKline.

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