Maine v. Rite-Aid Corp., 1995-2 Trade Cas. 71, 148 (Kennebec Super. Ct. Sept. 25, 1995)
Joint merger investigation with FTC into acquistion by Rite-Aid of Brooks Pharmacies in Maine. Settlement required divestiture of up to five pharmacies and prior notification of Attorney General if Rite-Aid acquired any additional pharmacies in specified communities in the next 10 years.
Curran v. Schwinn Bicycle Co. 92183022 /CE150758 (Cir. Ct. for Baltimore City 1992).
Resalw Price Maintenance; joint advertising and sale at set prices during a three day sales event.
Curran v. Trek Bicycle Corp., No. 92183023/CE150759 (Cir. Ct. Baltimore City 1992).
Resale Price Maintenance: joint advertising and sale at set prices during a three day sales event.
Connecticut v. Mylan Laboratories, Inc. (In re Lorazepam & Clorazepate Antitrust Litigation), MDL No. 1290 (D.D.C. June 15, 2000) 205 F.R.D. 369 (D.D.C. 2002); No. 98 CV 3115 (D.D.C. 2000) – complaint
Plaintiff States alleged that Mylan Laboratories, Inc.(Mylan) and other drug companies entered into illegal agreements to monopolize the market for certain generic anti-anxiety drugs.
Curran v. Electrolux Corp., (Cir. Ct. for Baltimore City, 1991) (filed 12/19/91; approved 12/31/91)
Resale Price Maintenance of vacuum cleaners
U.S. and Florida v. Reuter Recycling of Florida Inc., No. 1:95CV01982 (D.D.C. 1995)
State of Florida and the Justice Department filed a joint antitrust action and proposed consent decree in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. against Waste Management and Reuter Recycling alleging that their proposed merger, by removing one of only three competitors in the market, would lessen competition in the market for municipal solid waste disposal service in Broward and Dade Counties. The proposed settlement allowed the companies to merge as long as they agree to keep a waste transfer station that Waste Management will acquire, as part of the deal, open to other waste disposal competitors.
In the Matter of Fleet Bank and Shawmut Bank
Plaintiff state reached agreement that allowed merger of two banks with branch divestitures and commitment to community loans.
Maine v. Omsberg, Kennebec Superior Court, May 27,1995
State alleged that neurosurgeon solicited another neurosurgeon to refuse to deal with managed care plans
In the Matter of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, No. 95-3591A (Mass. Super. Ct. Suffok Cty. June 22, 1995)
State settled (through Assurance of Discontinuance) charges that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts solicited or agreed to solicit a boycott of Hillcrest Hospital in Pittsfield, Massachusetts while Blue Cross was in contract negotiations with another Pittsfield hospital.
In the Matter of Ralph’s & Yucaipa Companies
Merger of two southern California supermarket chains, parties entered into consent decree to divest 27 stores.
