Washington v. Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Walla Walla, et. al, No. 90-3032 (E.D. Wash 1990)

The State alleged that defendants engaged in a conspiracy to fix prices, rotate bids, allocate locations of vending machines and eliminate discounts.

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Washington v. Washington State Tire Dealers Ass’n, No. 99-2-22692-5SEA, (King Cty Super. Ct. 1999)

Defendant tire dealers association facilitated agreement among members to refuse to sell less than four studded snow tires at a time. Defendants also promoted sales by publishing or displaying information concerning the relative safety of tire installation without reasonable substantiation for their claims at the time they were made.

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Starwood v. State of Washington, CV02-1469C (W.D. Wash. 2003)

State investigated the practices of Starwood, related to its operation of hotels competing in the downtown Seattle convention and large group markets. The state’s concern focused on Starwood’s management of the only two large convention hotels in Seattle, which were independently owned, and whether groups were receiving competitive bids from each hotel.

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Texas v. Glazier Foods Co., No. 9415054 (201st Dist. Ct., Travis Cty.1994)

State of Texas filed suit for damages, civil fines and injunction, alleging defendant and others rigged bids to certain governmental entities for the sale and distribution of wholesale grocery products in Harris County, Texas

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Texas v. Mid-American Dairymen, Inc., Southern Foods Group, LP and Milk Products, L.L.C. , No. 9710120 (200th Dist. Ct. of Travis County, Sept. 3, 1997)

Review Borden Holdings stock acquisition by Mid-American Dairymen?s stock acquisition of Borden Holdings Company and subsequent divestiture to Milk Products.

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