New York v. Hendrickson Brothers, Inc., 840 F.2d 1065 (2d Cir 1988) (affirming New York v. Amfair Asphalt Corp., 1987 Trade Cas. (CCH) ¶ 74,417 (E.D.N.Y. 1985)), v. Hendrickson Brothers, Inc., et al.

New York sought damages and civil penalties, alleging that Defendant companies conspired to rig the bids for highway construction contracts in 1977 and 1978, and also that three of the six defendants conspired to fix the price of highway construction materials in 1978 and 1979.

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New Jersey v. Nurses Private Duty Registry, Inc., 1977-2 Trade Cas. (CCH) 61,809 (N.J. Super. Ct. 1977)

State sought damages and injunctive relief, alleging that Defendant, Nurses Private Duty Registry, Inc., established fee schedules and fixed the prices of private duty nursing services.

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New Jersey v. New Jersey Pharmaceutical Association, 1981-2 Trade Cas. (CCH) 64,376 (N.J. Super. Ct. 1981)

State sought damages and injunctive relief, alleging that Defendant New Jersey Pharmaceutical Association conspired to fix the prices and set fee schedules for prescription items.

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Minnesota v. Mid-Minnesota Associated Physicians, 1991-1 Trade Cas. (CCH) 69,531 (Minn. Dist. Ct. 1991)

State sought damages and injunctive relief, alleging that Defendant, Mid-Minnesota Associated Physicians, negotiated contracts on behalf of their physician members having the effect of collectively refusing to deal with third-party payors unless the payors formed an integrated joint venture.

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Missouri v. Poplar Bluff Physicians Group, Inc., 1995-2 Trade Cas. (CCH) 71,206 (Mo. Cir. Ct. 1995)

State sought damages and injunctive relief, alleging that Defendants, Poplar Bluff Physicians Group, Inc., along with several individual physicians, conspired to steer prescription drug and other ancillary medical goods and services business to themselves in order to monopolize the business.

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Massachusetts v. Massachusetts Nurses Association, 1980-2 Trade Cas. (CCH) 63,304 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1980)

Massachusetts sought an injunction, alleging that Defendant, Massachusetts Nurses Association conspired to fix the rates to be paid for private duty nursing services and implemented rate schedules for private duty nursing services.

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Michigan v. Warner-Universal Ambulance Service, 1980-2 Trade Cas. (CCH) 63,536 (Mich. Cir. Ct. 1980)

State sought damages and injunctive relief, alleging that Defendants conspired with one another to collectively refuse to participate in or collectively refuse to withdraw from the Michigan Medicaid Program.

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Iowa v. Iowa Optometric Association, 1983-2 Trade Cas. (CCH) 65,483 (Iowa Dist. Ct. 1983)

State sought an injunction, alleging that Defendant, Iowa Optometric Association participated in agreements, understandings, plans or courses of conduct with the foreseeable affect that optometrists could jointly refuse to provide optometric services to Medicaid recipients or refuse to participate in the Medicaid program.

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Maine v. Alliance for Healthcare, Inc., 1991-1 Trade Cas. (CCH) 69,339 (Me. Super. Ct. 1991)

State sought an injunction, alleging that Defendant, Alliance for Healthcare, Inc. conspired to interfere with free competition by entering into agreements with Alliance members to deal with third party payors on collectively determined terms.

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Maryland v. Medical Staff of Harford Memorial Hospital, 1981-2 Trade Cas. (CCH) 64,430 (Md. Ct. 1981)

State sought an injunction, alleging that Defendant, Medical Staff of Harford Memorial Hospital (Harford), agreed to refuse to deal with any radiologists who were in competition with O. G. Radiology Associates. The State further alleged that the purpose of the agreement was to prevent Harford from obtaining radiological services from radiologists not currently members of the Medical Staff and to compel Harford to accept the contractual terms demanded by O. G. Radiology Associates. As a result of the alleged agreement, radiologists were foreclosed from access to patients, and therefore excluded from the market.

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