New York v. Service Corporation International, 99 Civ. 11391 (JSM) (S.D.N.Y. final judgment, Nov. 19, 1999)
New York challenged a series of acquisitions that Service Corporation International (SCI) made of funeral homes in New York City that serve the Jewish community, allegedly leading to monopolization of and high prices in that market. The matter was settled by a consent decree requiring SCI to divest a funeral business in Manhattan, Plaza Memorial Chapel, plus two funeral homes in Brooklyn.
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.
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 Jersey v. Nurses Private Duty Registry, Inc., 1977-2 Trade Cas. (CCH) 61,809 (N.J. Super. Ct. 1977)
State sought damages and injunctive relief, alleging that Defendant, Nurses Private Duty Registry, Inc., established fee schedules and fixed the prices of private duty nursing services.
New Jersey v. New Jersey Pharmaceutical Association, 1981-2 Trade Cas. (CCH) 64,376 (N.J. Super. Ct. 1981)
State sought damages and injunctive relief, alleging that Defendant New Jersey Pharmaceutical Association conspired to fix the prices and set fee schedules for prescription items.
Missouri v. Poplar Bluff Physicians Group, Inc., 1995-2 Trade Cas. (CCH) 71,206 (Mo. Cir. Ct. 1995)
State sought damages and injunctive relief, alleging that Defendants, Poplar Bluff Physicians Group, Inc., along with several individual physicians, conspired to steer prescription drug and other ancillary medical goods and services business to themselves in order to monopolize the business.
Massachusetts v. Massachusetts Nurses Association, 1980-2 Trade Cas. (CCH) 63,304 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1980)
Massachusetts sought an injunction, alleging that Defendant, Massachusetts Nurses Association conspired to fix the rates to be paid for private duty nursing services and implemented rate schedules for private duty nursing services.
