Florida v. Hernando County Association of Travel Professionals, Inc., No. 99-1535-CA-01 (5th Jud. Cir. Hernando Cty., Fla. 2000)

As part of a negotiated settlement, the State of Florida sought civil penalties and injunctive relief, alleging that defendant travel agencies entered into contracts, combinations and conspiracies to charge their customers “transaction fees” for certain services; raised, fixed, stabilized and maintained the amounts of such fees; and regulated and limited the types and amount of advertising by any of them in the BellSouth Yellow Pages.

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