Bills: Federal charges in billboard space conspiracy
The United States files a single Sherman Act count against Gannett Outdoor Co., Hal Brown Jr., Metromedia Inc., Michael Tobey, Foster & Kleiser, alleging a 20 year plan to suppress competition for Southern California billboard leases from 1964 to 1984. Possible fines reach $1 million per company, with Brown and Tobey facing up to three years in prison and $100,000 fines.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Gannett Co. Inc
U.S
Gannett Outdoor Co., Inc
Southern California
Gannett
Hal Brown Jr
Metromedia Inc
Secaucus
N.J
Michael Tobey
Foster & Kleiser Corp
Delaware
Metromedia
Arnold Sadler
Foster & Kleiser
Judy Whalley
Justice Department
Antitrust Division
Brown
Tobey
Roanoke Hospitals Seek Merger Despite Government Challenge
Government lawyers press to block the planned merger of Carilion Health System and Community Hospital of Roanoke Valley. They argue non profit affiliation would curb competition, raise prices, and limit consumer savings, while the hospitals claim substantial efficiency gains and potential $40 million in five years.
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U.S
Roanoke, Va
Justice Department
Carilion Health System
Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Community Hospital
Roanoke Valley
Justice Deparment
Community
Roanoke Memorial
Anthony Harris
Carilion
Virginia
West Virginia
Lewis Gale Hospital
Salem
Hospital Corporation of America
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