Utah v. University of Utah, Civ No. 940901730M (Utah D. Ct., 3rd Dist., Salt Lake Cnty. filed 3/16/94).
State settled allegations against state university, which had been involved in a conspiracy by eight Utah hospitals to fix wages of registered nurses and fix physician prices.
In the Matter of Guida-Seibert Dairy
Settlement in federal/state school milk bid-rigging investigation.
In the Matter of Sacramento Ambulance Companies
Plaintiff state charged five defendants, Metropolitan, Superior, Sacramento and Foothill Ambulance Service and 9-1-1 Emergency Services, with violating California’s antitrust law by unlawfully agreeing on customer allocation and pricing of ambulance transport services over a long period. The companies, who admitted no wrongdoing, paid $160,000 in civil penalties, costs and attorneys fees. They were also enjoined from future violations and required to establish a compliance program. The named executives may not participate in ambulance association activities except those involving paramedic or treatment topics.
Maine v. Aloupis, Benoit, Harris, Lebowitz, Solomon, CV-93-73 (Kennebec Superior Court, 1993)
Five ob-gyns allocated operating room time at local hospital.
Minnesota v. Tim Amdahl Chevrolet Co., No. C3-93-676 (Winona Cty. Ct.)
Auto body repair shops fixed prices by providing sham estimates on competitors blank letterhead.
In re Central Massachusetts Health Care, Inc., 1993-1 Trade Cas. (CCH) 70,186 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1993)
Settlement requiring provider network to include optometrists.
Pennsylvania Settlement with United Chair Company
Defendant furniture manufacturer settled claims of bid-rigging on contracts with the state.
Merger of Leominster and Burbank Hospitals–Massachusetts
Hospital merger approved by Attorney General’s office with conditions.
Connecticut v. BPS Petroleum Distributors, Inc., Civ. No. 3:91 CV-00173-PCD (D.Conn. 1991)
Civil settlement accompanying guilty pleas in federal criminal case involving price-fixing on home heating oil.
Connecticut v. Sound Playground, Inc. Assurance of Discontinuance
Defendant, without admittinng wrongdoing, entered into voluntary assuranc of discontinuance which prohibited invitations to collude.
