Maine v. Dead River Co. and Irving Oil Company
Complaint under state merger law resolved by Consent Decree. Parties permitted to consummate sale/acquisition of certain wholesale and retail propane assets in northern Maine, subject to conditions, specifically, first defendant required to enter throughput arrangements with new entrants at its bulk storage facility, second Defendant required to divest a portable bulk storage tank, $7,500 costs.
Maine v. Getchell Bros., Inc. 1989 WL 265292 (Me.Super.), 1989-2 Trade Cases P 68,758
Complaint charges market allocation in the sale of packaged or bulk ice. Consent Decree imposes injunctive relief, $35,000 civil penalties against each Defendant and costs.
Maine v. Scott Paper Co., 1987-2 Trade Cas. 67,786 (Somerset Super. Ct., Me., Nov. 25, 1987)
State’s complaint charged paper manufacturer with tying purchase of pulpwood from contractors or brokers to the purchase of sawlogs by the contractor or broker.
Maine v. McCain Foods, 1987-2 Trade Case. (CCH) ¶¶ 67, 798 (Me. Super. Ct. 1987)
Complaint charged potato processor with tying, specifically that processor conditioned award of sought-after seasonal potato contracts on growers’ purchases of fertilizer or agricultural equipment or machinery manufactured by processor’s affiliate.
Texas v. Zurich American Insurance Company (In re Insurance Brokerage Antitrust Lit. (D.C. No. 04-cv-05184, D.N.J.)
Zurich settled claims involving payment of contingent commissions and submission of false bids for insurance coverage.
Maine v. Coutts Bros., No. CV-00-088, Kennebec Superior Court, June 28, 2001)
State alleged bid-rigging on utility construction contracts. After trial, defendants were enjoined from further violations and paid $30,000 civil penalty plus costs.
In the Matter of Baycare Health Partners, Inc., No. 94-5653 (Superior Court of Mass., Suffolk Cty., Oct. 4, 1994)
State was concerned about contractual provisions in proposed Phyisician Hospital Organization (PHO) which would require participating physicians to bring new contract opportunities with health plans to the PHO first.
Florida v. HCA, No. 03-V-177-FtM-29DNF (M.D. Fl. April 18, 2003)
State alleged that defendants had unlawfully allocated geographic and product markets among themselves. Markets included acute care hosptial services, open heart surgery, and health facilities in several Florida counties.
In the Matter of Tri-County Hospital and Wadena Med. Center, No. C4-94-11900 (Ramsey Cty. Cr. Minn., Nov. 30, 1994)
State alleged hospital and large clinic sought to allocate the markets for x-ray equipment and colposcopy equipment.
California v. Valero Energy Corp., No. 01-10895 (C.D. Cal. Dec. 18, 2001)
States sought to enjoin the proposed merger between Valero Energy Corporation (Valero) and Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corporation (Ultramar), arguing that the merger would substantially lessen competition in the bulk supply and wholesale marketing of gasoline.
