Antitrust
Emily Myers, Project Counsel
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Antitrust Press Releases
The Attorneys General have been active in the field of multistate and state antitrust enforcement. Here's the latest news:
July 30, 2008 - Attorney General Blumenthal Sues Credit Rating Agencies For Illegally Giving Municipalities Lower Ratings, Costing Taxpayers Millions
May 16, 2008 - AG’s Report: Small Internet Service Providers Being Bullied
May 1, 2008 - Attorney General's Investigation Reveals Flawed Lyme Disease Guideline Process, IDSA Agrees to Reassess Guidelines, Install Independent Arbiter
March 5, 2008 - Attorney General Announces Antitrust Settlement with Chiropractors for Illegal Statewide Insurance Boycott
March 27, 2008 - AG McKenna joins states in urging FCC probe of Sirius-XM Radio merger
March 27, 2008 - Attorney General Blumenthal, Ten States Say Satellite Radio Merger Will Create Monopoly, Call On FCC To Intervene
March 26, 2008 - Ohio Attorney General Dann, with bipartisan support from 10 colleagues, asks FCC to take state views, question XM-Sirius merger
March 18, 2008 - Attorney General Corbett announces multi-state lawsuit against Abbott and Fournier for illegally blocking generic competition to TriCor
March 18, 2008 - AG Hardy Myers Files Lawsuit Against Abbott Laboratories and Laboratories Fournier for Antitrust Violations
March 18, 2008 - Nixon sues pharmaceutical companies Abbott and Fournier for illegally blocking generic competition to TriCor
March 18, 2008 - Attorney General Gansler Files Suit Against Drug Companies for Blocking Competitors' Production of Generic Cholesterol Lowering Drug
March 18, 2008 - Miller: States Sue Drug Companies for Illegally Blocking Generic Cholesterol Drug
March 18, 2008 - Florida, 18 States Sue Abbott Laboratories for Blocking Generic Prescription Competition
March 18, 2008 - Attorney General, 17 Other States and D.C. File Antitrust Action Against Cholesterol Drug Makers
March 18, 2008 - Brown Sues Abbott and Fournier for Blocking Generic Cholestrol Drug
March 18, 2008 - McKenna announces multistate lawsuit against TriCor marketers
February 25, 2008 - Masto Announces Divestiture and $15 Million Charitable Contribution in the Proposed Acquisition of Sierra Health Services, Inc. by United Health Group, Inc.
January 29, 2008 - Attorney General Martha Coakley Announces Massachusetts to Receive $1.3 Millon in Ten-state Settlement with AIG
January 29, 2008 - Attorney General McKenna Statement on Costco Decision
January 29, 2008 - Attorney General Abbott Settles Bid-Rigging Charges With Insurance Carrier AIG
January 29, 2008 - Attorney General Hardy Myers Settles Insurance Bid-rigging Charges with AIG
January 29, 2008 - Hawaii–Lawsuit Filed to Implement Insurance Settlement with AIG
January 29, 2008 - McCollum, Sink and McCarty Announce $12.5 Million AIG Insurance Settlement
January 4, 2008 - Attorney General Martha Coakley Sues Insurer Great American Insurance Group for Bid-rigging
December 28, 2007 - Oregon Attorney General Settles Insurance Bid-rigging Charges With the Travelers Companies, Inc.
December 28, 2007 - Attorney General Martha Coakley Announces That Massachusetts Will Receive $1.3 Million in Ten-state Settlement with Travelers Insurance
December 24, 2007 - Attorney General Lori Swanson Settles Monopolization Charges Against Waste Management of Minnesota, Inc.
December 20, 2007 - Attorney General Martha Coakley Obtains $4 Million Judgment Against Insurance Brokerage Firm William Gallagher Associates
December 10, 2007 - Attorney General, Consumer Protection, Insurance Dept Announce $700,000 Settlement In Alleged Title Insurance Kickback Scheme
December 4, 2007 - Hawaii State Libraries to Benefit from Antitrust Settlement
November 14, 2007 - Attorney General Announces $5 Million Settlement Requiring Sweeping Reforms with Fortune 500 Company
November 8, 2007 - Attorney General Cox Announces $66,111.25 Donation to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
November 8, 2007 - Attorney General's Office Files Suit Against Insurance Companies
October 25, 2007 - Attorney General Abbott Reaches Settlement with Company in Insurance Bid Rigging Case
October 25, 2007 - Attorney General Hardy Myers Settles Insurance Bid-Rigging Charges with Insurer
October 25, 2007 - McCollum, Sink and McCarty Announce $4.5 Million Insurance Settlement
October 25, 2007 - Attorney General Singer Settles Insurance Bid-Rigging Charges with Insurance Ace
October 8, 2007 - Blumenthal Sues International Reinsurance Broker for Schemes That Inflated Insurance Costs Nationwide
October 3, 2007 - Attorney General Stumbo Wins Remand In Gas Price Gouging Lawsuit Against Marathon and Speedway SuperAmerica
September 26, 2007 - States reach agreement in Laidlaw-First Group school bus merger, opendoors for new competitors
September 26, 2007 - AG Milgram Announces Settlement of School Bus Co. Anti-Trust Case
September 26, 2007 - Nixon protects school districts, taxpayers in proposed merger ofnation’s two largest school bus contractors
September 26, 2007 - Swanson, State AGs Settle School Bus Merger Case
September 26, 2007 - Rowe Settles School Bus Merger Case
September 26, 2007 - Attorney General Blumenthal Announces Multi-State Agreement Involving Largest School Bus Company Merger
September 26, 2007 - Brown Reaches Antitrust Agreement With Nation’s Largest School Bus Operators
September 26, 2007 - Attorney General Martha Coakley and Ten Other States Reach Settlement in School Bus Merger Case
September 18, 2007 - Attorney General Rowe Announces Release of Northeast Petroleum Market Report
September 17, 2007 - Attorney General Ayotte announces release of Northeast Petroleum Markets Report
August 31, 2007 - Maine Settles Antitrust Suit Over Pike's Acquisition of Blue Rock
August 30, 2007 - Blumenthal, Six Other Attorneys General, Say Microsoft Maintains Monopolistic Power In Software Market
August 28, 2007 - Comments of 13 Attorneys General in Tunney Act proceedings in U.S. v. Monsanto et al., No. 1:07-cv-00992
August 28, 2007 - Attorney General Greg Stumbo Joins Effort To Protect Kentucky Farmers
August 27, 2007 - Attorney General Marc Dann sues global insurance broker and nation’s largest insurance companies
August 28, 2007 - AG King Joins 12 State Effort To Protect Farmers
August 1, 2007 - North Carolina Gas Distributor Agrees to Pay Fine, Change Ways
July 30, 2007 - Court rules in Cooper’s favor in environmental bid rigging case
July 17, 2007 - Attorney General Blumenthal Announces Settlements Involving Pervasive Bid Rigging In HVAC
July 16, 2007 - Attorney General Cuomo Announces $23.3 Million Settlement with UBS
June 14, 2007 - Attorney General Gansler Announces Settlement with Maker of Popular Oral Contraceptive
June 14, 2007 - Attorney General Sorrell Announces $5.5 Million Settlement in Oral Contraceptive Lawsuit
June 14, 2007 - Champaign, Urbana Clinics Sued for Conspiring to Limit Service to Medicaid Patients
June 28, 2007 - Attorney General Blumenthal Statement On High Court Ruling Ending Century-Old Antitrust Protection
May 25, 2007 - Attorney General Corbett negotiates two agreements in University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's acqu
May 23, 2007 - AG Goddard Settles Price-Fixing Case with State Hospital Groups
June 13, 2007 - Attorney General Stumbo Announces $5.5 Million Settlement in Oral Contraceptive Lawsuit
June 13, 2007 - Terry Goddard Announces $5.5 Million Oral Contraceptive Settlement
June 13, 2007 - Missouri to Receive More Than $150,000 in Settlement of Oral Contraceptive Lawsuit, Nixon Says
June 13, 2007 - Attorney General Martha Coakley Reaches Settlement with Drug Manufacturer in Oral Contraceptive Laws
June 4, 2007 - Rite Aid to Divest Gardiner Store, As Attorneys General, FTC Settle Merger
June 4, 2007 - Rite Aid Corp. to Divest Four Vermont Stores as Part of Its Merger with Jean Coutou
June 4, 2007 - Attorney General Cuomo Announces Settlement to Ensure Prescription Drug Price Competition
May 14, 2007 - Pennsylvania Attorney General Corbett announces settlement with ACE Insurance Company
February 6, 2007 - States Obtain $90 Million for Consumers Harmed by Alleged Semiconductor Price-Fixing Conspiracy
December 4, 2006 - Texas Attorney General Finalizes Insurance Bid Rigging Settlement With Company
October 5, 2006 - Florida Attorney General Reaches Settlement in Gas Price-Fixing Scheme
December 8, 2006 - Crist, Gallagher Announce $5.8 Million Settlement to Multiple Cities and Counties by Brown & Brown
October 30, 2006 - New York Liquor Suppliers Settle Pay-to-Play Probe
December 12, 2006 - Spitzer, Prudential Settle Fraud and Antitrust Allegations
October 23, 2006 - Attorney General, Consumer Protection Announce Settlement and Major Legal Action Involving Pervasive
December 19, 2006 - Acordia Sued in Fraud Investigation
December 19, 2006 - Attorney General Sues Insurance Broker for Steering Business in Return for Millions of Dollars in Se
December 19, 2006 - State Sues Wells Fargo and Acordia for Fraud
October 5, 2006
Florida Attorney General Announces Settlement in Gas Price Fixing SchemeAugust 23, 2006
Attorney General Blumenthal Announces Agreement That Protects Long-Term Care Facilities from Antitrust PracticesAugust 1, 2006
Attorney General Blumenthal Announces $77 Million Settlement with St. Paul Travelers
July 13, 2006
States Seek Relief for Consumers Harmed by Alleged Price-Fixing Conspiracy
California: General Lockyer to File Price-Fixing Lawsuit Against Seven Computer Memory Chip Manufacturers
Florida: Crist to File Multi-Million Dollar Price Fixing Case
Idaho: Idaho Joins DRAM Price-Fixing Lawsuit
Massachussetts: AG Reilly to Sue Leading Computer Memory Chip Manufacturers for Price-Fixing
Maryland: Attorney General Curran to File Multi-State Price-Fixing Lawsuit Against Seven Computer Memory Chip Manufacturers
Mississippi: Attorney General Hood Announces Lawsuit Against World’s Top DRAM Manufacturers
North Dakota: Stenehjem Cracks Down on Computer Chip Makers
New York: State Suit Alleges Price-Fixing By Major Computer Chip Manufacturers
Ohio: Petro Joins Lawsuit Over Memory Chip Price-Fixing
Oklahoma: AGs to File Suit Against Tech Companies
Texas: Attorney General Abbott To File Antitrust Suit Alleging Price-fixing In Computer Chip Sales
Washington: Attorney General Rob McKenna Announces Lawsuit Against World’’s Top DRAM Manufacturers
July 6, 2006
Liberty Mutual Sued in Bid-Rigging Investigation by Illinois Attorney GeneralJune 20, 2006
Crist Urges Consumer Protections in Bell South/AT&T MergerMay 12, 2006
Attorney General Lockyer Announces Extension of Court Judgments in Microsoft Monopoly CaseMay 11, 2006
Crist Uncovers Gasoline Price FixingMay 10, 2006
New York and Connecticut Announce Harford Admits Misconduct in Annuities ProbeMay 5, 2006
Attorney General Blumenthal Sues Insurer Liberty Mutual For Bid Rigging And Secret Kickback SchemeMay 4, 2006
Attorney General Robert J. Spagnoletti Ends an Investigation of a High-Definition Radio Broadcast AgreementApril 27, 2006
Attorney General Lockyer Announces Subpoenas of California Oil Refiners to Assess Profits, Costs and Consumer PricesApril 26, 2006
Madigan: Settlement Reached With Insurance Company Ace; Investigation Uncovered Unlawful Bid-Rigging SchemeMarch 29, 2006
Attorney General Crist Subpoenas Voting Machine CompaniesMarch 28, 2006
Attorney General Lockyer Announces $14 Million National Settlement with GlaxoSmithKline to Resolve Patent Fraud, Antitrust AllegationsMarch 28, 2006
Terry Goddard Announces $14 Million Settlement in Paxil CaseMarch 20, 2006
Curran Announces $151.7 Million Settlement in Insurance Bid-Rigging CaseMarch 19, 2006
Attorney General Abbott Announces $171 Million Settlement In Insurance Bid-rig CaseMarch 19, 2006
Crist Announces $171.7 Million Nationwide Insurance Bid-Rigging SettlementMarch 14, 2006
Crist Files Bid-Rigging Action Against Marsh & McLennanFebruary 15, 2006
AG Cooper Stops Two More Firms Accused Of Rigging Real Estate Bids
