Case Details

Year Initiated/Committed

1979

Year Resolved

1981

Settlement Amount

$274,000

Court

United States District Court for the District of Connecticut

Docket Number

79-642

Lead State

CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT

Participating States

CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT

Defendant(s)

B.L. Makepeace, Inc.; Joseph Merritt & Co., Inc.; Kregs, Inc.; and Providence Blue Print Co., Inc.

Case Description

Retail vendors of architectural, engineering and drafting supplies, equipment and blueprint services settled Attorney General’s claims of price fixing and unlawful market allocation via entry of a consent decree which prohibited such conduct and payment of a monetary forfeiture.