In the Matter of Zurich Holding Co. of America, Inc. and Zurich American Insurance Co.
Zurich agreed to an Assurance of Discontinuance to resolve claims of bid-rigging and sham bidding. Under the AOD, Zurich paid $88 million to policy holders, $39 million to New York and $13 million each to Connecticut and Illinois.
New York v. Brooks Drug, Inc, et al., 90 Civ. 4330 (S.D.N.Y. 1992)
Various pharmacy firms engaged in collusion regarding New York State’s prescription program for state employees.
New York v. Salem Sanitary Catering Corp, et. al., No. 85 Civ. 0208 (E.D.N.Y. 1992)
Nassau and Suffolk County garbage collection services conspired to allocate routes and customers, fix prices, coerce competition out of their market and rig bids. New York brought a class action law suit under its parens patriae authority.
New York v. Anheuser-Busch, 86 CIV. 2345 (S.D.N.Y. 1986)
Anheuser-Bush, Miller Brewing and other defendants entered into vertical geographic market allocation agreements with their distributors in the state of New York
State v. Eastern Ambulance Service, Inc., Index No. 83-2613 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., Onondaga County)
Defendants engaged in a conspiracy to monopolize the ambulance service provider market. Eastern Ambulance Service agreed to stop providing private wheelchair transportation services. In return, Tender Loving Care Medical Transportation Services, Inc. (TLC) agreed to withdraw from the ambulance service market. The case settled for $35,000.
New York v. Niagara Milk Cooperative, Inc. 95 Civ. 6290 (W.D.N.Y.
Niagra Milk Cooperative participated in a bid-rigging conspiracy, allocating government and private contracts among the members of the Cooperative and other co-conspirators.
Maryland v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., No. 2:06-cv-01298-JP (E.D.Pa Mar. 27, 2006)
States sued manufacturer of antitdepressant Paxil, alleging patent misuse and sham litigation designed to prevent generic entry. Parties settled for $14 million.
U.S. and Florida v. Waste Management, Inc., No. 1:03CV02076 (D.D.C. 2003)
Waste Management sought to acquire small container commercial hauling assets in Broward County, Florida from Allied Waste. U.S. and Florida challenged the transaction.
Florida v. Saul & Company, et al., No. 02- 5768CAJHS (20th Jud. Cir.,)(May 23, 2002).
State alleged that parties rigged bids on interest rates for tax certificates sold at auction by the state. Parties settled for $754,500 in damages.
Maine v. Rite-Aid Corp./Community Pharmacy, No. CV-04-273 (Kennebec Super. Ct. Nov. 17, 2004)
State approved the acquisition of several pharmacies by Rite-Aid Corporation, with conditions.
