West Virginia ex rel. McGraw v. Meadow Gold Dairies, Inc., No. 95-C-65 (Cir. Ct. Greenbrier Cty. 1995)

Meadow Gold Dairies conspired with other fluid milk distributors to rig bids and divide the market for supplying milk to public school districts in Southeastern West Virginia

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West Virginia ex rel. McGraw v. Meadow Gold Dairies and Valley Rich Dairy, No. 93-0915-R (W.D. Va. 1995)

Meadow Gold and Valley Rich were accused of bid-rigging, market allocation and price fixing fluid milk sold to public schools in Southeastern West Virginia and Virginia. Valley Rich settled the case and Meadow Gold was dismissed. The case against Meadow Gold was refiled in West Virginia State Court. This action followed a guilty plea by Borden, Inc. to federal antitrust charges on rigging bids for school milk programs.

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Wisconsin v. Morris K. Lear (No. 99-CF-1365), Western Wisc. Inspection (99-CF-1366), Bruce Getten (99-CF-1367), Ronald Habermann (No. 99-CF-1368), Indep. Inspections (99-CF-1369) (Wis. Cir. Ct. Dane Cty 2000)

Wisconsin alleged defendants were involved in an agreement to limit competition for state contracts to conduct inspections of liquid storage tanks. Known as the “LPO” cases (Local Program Operators)

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New York v. Willis Group Holdings Ltd., Willis North America Inc., Willis of New York, Inc., Assurance of Discontinuance

State of New York sought damages and conduct relief, alleging that Defendant Willis engaged in fraudulent and anti-competitive practices.

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New York v. Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., Marsh Inc. and their subsidiaries and affiliates

State of New York sought damages and injunctive relief, alleging that Defendant Marsh unlawfully deceived its clients by steering clients’ insurance business and soliciting fictitious bids.

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New York v. Aon Corporation

States sought damages and injunctive relief, alleging that defendants unlawfully deceived clients by steering clients’ insurance business, promising increased retail business to insurers in return for their commitments to use Aon’s reinsurance services, suggesting that an insurer raise its quotes for two of Aon’s clients, entering into undisclosed “producer funding agreements” whereby insurers directly funded the hiring of Aon brokers, entering into secret “pay-to-play” arrangements with insurers whereby Aon obtained undisclosed compensation, agreeing with preferred insurers to “freeze out” a competing insurer, and providing preferred insurers with first looks, last looks, and exclusive looks on preferred business.

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Texas v. White Swan, Inc.

State of Texas filed suit for damages, civil fines and injunction, alleging defendant and others rigged bids to certain governmental entities for the sale and distribution of wholesale grocery products in Harris County, Texas.

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Texas v. Sysco Corporation, et al

State of Texas filed suit for damages, civil fines and injunction, alleging defendant and others rigged bids to certain governmental entities for the sale and distribution of wholesale grocery products in Harris County, Texas.

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Texas v. Glazier Foods Co., No. 9415054 (201st Dist. Ct., Travis Cty.1994)

State of Texas filed suit for damages, civil fines and injunction, alleging defendant and others rigged bids to certain governmental entities for the sale and distribution of wholesale grocery products in Harris County, Texas

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Texas v. Flowers Baking Company of Texas Inc., et al

State of Texas filed suit for damages and injunction alleging Defendant Flowers Baking Company participated in conspiracies regarding wholesale pricing of bread and bread products and regarding allocation and bid-rigging of contracts for the supply of bread and bread products to tax-supported entities, including state governmental entities .

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