Maine v. McCain Foods, 1987-2 Trade Case. (CCH) ¶¶ 67, 798 (Me. Super. Ct. 1987)
Complaint charged potato processor with tying, specifically that processor conditioned award of sought-after seasonal potato contracts on growers’ purchases of fertilizer or agricultural equipment or machinery manufactured by processor’s affiliate.
Texas v. Zurich American Insurance Company (In re Insurance Brokerage Antitrust Lit. (D.C. No. 04-cv-05184, D.N.J.)
Zurich settled claims involving payment of contingent commissions and submission of false bids for insurance coverage.
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.