Missouri ex rel. Nixon v. Conoco, Inc.,
State sought to enjoin merger or to remedy anticompetitive effects from proposed acquisition by petroleum company of competitor.
Missouri ex rel. Nixon v. Southern Union Co. et al.
State sought to enjoin merger or to remedy anti competitive effects from proposed acquisition of pipeline.
Maine v. Connors Bros. Limited, 2001-1 Trade Case 72,937 (Me. March 29, 2000)
Challenge to merger of sardine processors resolved by Consent Decree requiring merged entity to continue to produce an annual minimum quota of finished product; for the purpose of safeguarding competition in the Gulf of Maine purchase market for herring.
Ohio ex rel. Montgomery v. Allied Waste Industries (Court of Common Pleas, Richmond Cty. 2000)
State challenged acquisiton of waste hauler in Mansfield Ohio area, alleging undue concentration in a two-county market for commercial waste disposal.
In the Matter of Chittenden and Vermont National Bank
Merger of two largest banks in Vermont approved after divestitures.
U.S. and Pennsylvania v. USA Waste Services, Inc. (W.D.Pa. 8/22/1997)
Merger of largest and third-largest waste hauling companies in the U.S. Joint complaint and settlement filed, requiriing divestiture of landfill sites near Pittsburgh.
U.S. and Colorado v. Vail Resorts, Inc., No. 97-B-10 (D.Colorado, Jan. 3,1997)
Joint investigation, complaint and settlement involving merger of two Colorado ski resort chains.
U.S. and Texas v. Allied Waste and USA Waste Services (D.Texas July 14, 1997)
Joint complaint and settlement regarding acquisition of Texas landfills by Allied.
U.S. and Connecticut v. Oldcastle Northeast (D.Ct. 1996)
Acquistion of one asphalt producer by another. After joint investigation by state and Department of Justice, acquisition was approved with divestitures.
U.S. and New York v. American Radio Systems Co., (D.D.C. 1996)
American Radio Systems was allowed to purchase two stations in Rochester, New York, provided that it divested three other Rochester stations. The company was also required to terminate a joint sales agreement with another Rochester radio station.
