Washington v. Washington Dental Service, 1997-1 Trade Cas. (CCH) 71,716 (King County Super. Ct. 1997)
State sought damages and injunctive relief, alleging that Defendant, Washington Dental Service (WDS) maintained “Most Favored Nation Clauses” in its dentist agreements which require that a participating dentist’s fee for any given procedure used as a basis for payment of WDS claims shall not exceed the lowest fee which the dentist charges or offers to or receives from any person or dental plan.
Washington v. Grays Harbor Medical Bureau, 1986-1 Trade Cas. (CCH) 66,979 (Wash. Super. Ct. 1986)
State sought damages and injunctive relief, alleging that Defendant, Grays Harbor Medical Bureau conspired with other health care providers to agree upon fees for reimbursement for services to be offered or provided to Defendant?s subscribers, or the territory or area within which Defendant offers its services.
Washington v. Larson, 199602 Trade Cas. (CCH) 71, 475 (Wash. Super. Ct. 1996)
State sought damages and injunctive relief, alleging that Defendant pharmacies conspired to fix the price of prescription drugs and agreed not to deal with insurers and other third-party payors.
Virginia v. Physicians Group, Inc., 1995-2 Trade Cas. (CCH) 71,236 (W.D. Va 1995)
Virginia sought damages and injunctive relief, alleging that Defendants conspired with other physicians to determine terms, conditions or requirements upon which any physicians will or will not deal with any third-party payor, or to discuss or collectively determine the fees which any physicians will charge to any third-party payor.
Virginia v. Winslow, 1987-1 Trade Cas. (CCH) 67,458 (Ch. Ct. Va. 1987)
Virginia sought damages and injunctive relief, alleging that Defendants Joseph R. Winslow, Elm Farm Associates, LP, Winslow, Inc., Jerry C. Faircloth, A.A. Mobile Market, Inc. conspired to create an illegal tying arrangement, requiring lessees of land in either of Defendants two mobile home parks to also purchase a mobile home from A.A. Mobile Market, Inc.
Texas v. Pharr Memorial Association, Inc., 1991-1 Trade Cas. (CCH) 69,382 (Tex. Dist. Ct. 1990)
State sought damages and injunctive relief, alleging that Defendants, Pharr Memorial Association, Inc., Thomas Brokken and Karen Brokken conspired to fix the price of funeral and/or crematory services.
Texas v. Abbott Laboratories et al., No. 91-13079 (D. Travis City Texas 1995)
State sought an injunction and monetary relief, alleging that Abbott Laboratories (Abbott), Bristol-Myers Squibb (Bristol-Myers), Mead Johnson, Ross Laboratories (Ross), and the American Association of Pediatrics (AAP) conspired to fix the prices and monopolize the industry for infant formula.
Tennessee v. Sam Lutter Oil Co., No. 3-96-0778 (M.D. Tenn., Aug., 22, 1996)
State sought damages, civil penalties and forfeiture of the corporate charter, alleging that Defendant, Sam Lutter Oil, Co., conspired with others to fix the retail prices of gasoline.
Tennessee v. Tennessee Association of Mental Health Organizations, 1996-2 Trade Cas. (CCH) 71,614 (Tenn. Ch. Ct. 1996)
State sought damages and injunctive relief, alleging that Defendants, Tennessee Association of Mental Health Organizations, Association of Mental Health Centers and Tennessee Mental Health Center Corporation conspired to set the prices of mental health services which were provided by the members of these organizations.
Pennsylvania v. Capital Health System Services and Polyclinic Health System, 1995-2 Trade Cas. (CCH) 71,205 (M.D. Pa. 1995)
Pennsylvania sought to enjoin the merger between Defendants, Capital Health System Services and Polyclinic Health System, alleging that the merger would substantially lessen competition in the market for hospital services by eliminating an effective competitor.
