People ex rel. Spitzer v. Acordia and Wells Fargo (NY Sup. Ct.)
State alleged that insurance companies were paying kickbacks to Acordia, an insurance broker, for steering business to the insurer.
Illinois v. Acordia (Cook County Circuit Court)
State alleged that insurance companies were paying kickbacks to Acordia, an insurance broker, for steering business to the insurer.
Florida v. Ryan E. Phillips et al., Case No. 2006-CA-1986-C, Okaloosa Cty. Cir. Ct.
Florida settled allegations of price fixing in northwestern part of the state after price-gouging investigation revealed that gasoline station owner who sold station conditioned the sale on new owner matching prices as original owners station.
California v. Infineon Technologies, No. 3:06-cv-04333 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 7, 2007)
33 Plaintiff States generally alleged a horizontal price-fixing conspiracy in the U.S.
market for dynamic random access memory (“DRAM”), carried out by numerous manufacturer defendants. Samsung an
another company, Winbond, reached settlement for $113 million in 2007.. States and private parties settled with the remaining defendants for $173 million and injunctive relief.
Texas v. American International Group Inc., No. D-1-6v-08-000197 (98th Dist. 2007)
Ten states resolved claims that AIG, an insurer, had participated in a bid-rigging scheme run by Marsh McLennan, an insurance broker.
Connecticut v. Nilsson et al., No. CV-205507 HAS (Conn. Super. Ct. Hartford Dist.1978)
Defendants enjoined and restrained from enforcing or attempting to enforce a covenant contained in the real estate sales agreement wherein: “Buyers further agree that they will not deal with John Miller and Associates at any time regarding this subdivision.”
Florida v. Central Telephone Company of Florida (Centel) (1992)
Florida sought refunds for customers of Central Telephone Company of Florida (Centel), who may have unknowingly subscribed to Centel’s inside wire maintenance service. Further, the state sought to improve the description of various calling features described in Centel’s telephone directory.
Florida v. Anchor Seven Federal Credit Union, et al.
Florida settled for damages and injunctive relief against defendant automobile dealers and credit unions, the state contended that dealers and credit unions had combined or conspired to restrain trade and competition for automobile financing, pricing, or stabilizing prices for protection packages offered in conjunction with automobile sales at off-site locations in Duval and Escambia Counties.
U.S. and Florida v. Barnett Banks, Inc. and First Florida Bank, Inc. (1992)
As part of a negotiated joint consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the State of Florida sought to enjoin the merger between Barnett Banks, Inc. (Barnett) and First Florida Bank, Inc. (First Florida), alleging that the proposed merger would result in less competition in the financial institution industry.
Florida v. Fort Walton Paint and Body Shop, No. 92-125CAA (1st Jud. Cir. Oskaloosa Cty. FL 1992)
Florida sought injunctive relief, civil penalties and reimbursement of investigative costs and attorney?s fees, alleging that defendant automobile repair shops conspired to restrain trade and competition for auto body repair services.
