Washington v. Becton Dickinson Corp. (settlement 1989)
University Of Washington sought bids for medical equipment from a variety of vendors. Those vendors all submitted proposals which included Becton Dickinson medical equipment. The highest bidder complained to Becton that VWR and others had submitted a bid discounting Becton equipment. Becton then requested that VWR (lowest bidder) and the other vendor?s either withdraw or increase the bid for Becton equipment to suggested retail prices.
Settlement Agreement: Bank America
Bank America, the owner of Seattle First National Bank, the largest bank in Washington acquired Security Pacific the second largest bank in Washington. Settlement agreement required divesture of specific Security Pacific including branch offices, assets and loans
U.S. Illinois, and Missouri v. Allied Waste Industries, Inc.
States of Missouri and Illinois joined in United States Department of Justice action to enjoin acquisition or to remedy anticompetitive effects from proposed acquisition by waste hauler.
In the Matter of Schnucks Markets, Inc.
States reached settlement agreement with retail seller of food and grocery store products requiring specified divestitures in concentrated markets; subsequent settlement agreement reached resolving allegation of violation of divestiture agreement
Missouri ex rel. Nixon v. United Telephone Company of Missouri, 1996-1 Trade Cas. (CCH) 71,234 (U.S. Dist. Ct., W.D. Mo. 1995)
State brought action to prevent incumbent telephone company from monopolizing market for the provision of inside wire maintenance services, a market that was deregulated by the Federal Communications Commission.
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.
In the Matter of Medical Transportation Management, Inc.,–Letter Agreement from Missouri AG, Sept. 21, 2005)
Incumbent broker of non-emergency transportation services under state-wide contract entered into exclusive dealing agreements with providers in network allegedly preventing market entry by other brokers to compete for state contract; later prospective entrant and incumbent broker entered into acquisition agreement and submitted joint bid for state contract.
Missouri v. Cox Health Systems, No. 197-CC-3469, Green County Circuit Court (1997)
Hospital system agreed to provide patients with listing of all available home health care providers upon discharge of patients, rather than only their own home health care agency
Maine v. Bridgton Hospital, MMC, No. CV-00-87 (Kennebec Super. Ct. 2000)
Hospital advertised in another hospital’s market, but stopped after complants by first hospital. Consent Decree and Settlement Agreement reached with hospitals.
