It is calculated by squaring the market share of each firm competing in the market and then summing the resulting numbers. "Nashville, TN area" means the City of Nashville and Davidson, Sumner, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson, the southeastern part of Robertson, and the eastern part of Cheatham counties, Tennessee. /Annots [] /Type /Page 31 0 obj <>stream /Resources 181 0 R endobj endobj << 68. Waiver recipients are entitled to continuation of services that they are currently receiving through the completion of the fair hearing The acquisition would reduce from four to three the number of significant firms that compete in the collection of small container commercial waste in the Louisville, KY/Sellersburg, IN area. /Parent 11 0 R /Rotate 0 K.A%aut\@Uaa[pVWnOe /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Type /Page ]\q( $QSRP@=8`) $CC16 PI_ XL . /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] This is an action for injunctive and declaratory relief, costs, damages, attorney's fees, penalties, and other available statutory relief, pursuant to the Florida Deceptive and Unfair . 21-81099-CIV-CANNON/Reinhart . /Annots [] That defendants' proposed sales of hauling assets in the Albany, NY; Augusta, GA; Burlington and Camden Counties, NJ; Clarksville, TN; Columbus, OH; Gulf Coast, FL; Lakeland, FL; Louisville, KY/Sellersburg, IN; Macon, GA; Memphis, TN; Monmouth County, NJ; Nashville, TN and Norfolk, VA area markets, and defendants' proposed sales of MSW disposal assets in the Anderson, IN; Macon, GA and New York City, NY area markets be adjudged and decreed to be unlawful and in violation of Section 7 of the Clayton Act; 2. << >> /Parent 9 0 R relief pursuant to Chapter 86, Florida Statutes. /Parent 11 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> /Rotate 0 /Annots [] >> >> endobj 90 0 obj stream /Kids [65 0 R 66 0 R 67 0 R 68 0 R 69 0 R 70 0 R 71 0 R 72 0 R 73 0 R 74 0 R] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Annots [] 6108, to obtain temporary, preliminary, and permanent injunctive relief, rescission or reformation of contracts, restitution, the refund of monies paid, disgorgement of ill-gotten . /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] Does the courts have ability to enforce what you are requesting? /Parent 9 0 R /Annots [] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 19 0 obj After the acquisition, Allied would control over 50 percent--and two firms more than 90 percent-- of the small container commercial waste hauling market, which has annual revenues of about $10 million. 50 0 obj Plaintiff, Florida Carry, is a Florida Not-For-Profit Corporation with a principal place of business located at 1090 Wild Holly Drive, Port Orange, Florida, 32129. 5 0 obj /Contents [182 0 R 183 0 R 184 0 R] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] Does the temporary injunction preserve the Status Quo or does it make a change? Defendants because the Amended Complaint seeks injunctive relief only for these Counts, to which qualified immunity does not apply. /Parent 4 0 R 1114 Trademark Infringement . This document is available in two formats: this web page (for browsing content) and. (ECF No. /Type /Page /Resources 233 0 R 42 0 obj /Rotate 0 /Producer <4163726F6261742044697374696C6C65722032322E30202857696E646F7773293B206D6F646966696564207573696E67206954657874AE20372E312E3620A9323030302D323031392069546578742047726F7570204E56202841646D696E697374726174697665204F6666696365206F662074686520556E697465642053746174657320436F757274733B206C6963656E7365642076657273696F6E29> /Annots [] It is engaged in providing waste collection and disposal services throughout the United States. <> A complaint for declaratory relief must allege the following: there is a bona fide dispute between the parties; the plaintiff has a justiciable question as to the existence or nonexistence of some right, status, immunity, power or privilege, or as to some fact upon which existence of such a claim may depend; /Count 79 %%EOF endobj /Type /Page >> That defendants be permanently enjoined from carrying out the acquisitions of those assets in the separate purchase agreements dated July 28 and October 7, 1999, or from entering into or carrying out any agreement, understanding or plan, the effect of which would be to exchange those assets between the defendants; 3. << 68 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Parent 7 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj >> /Parent 11 0 R 28 0 obj 66. /Resources 381 0 R Injunctive relief is considered an extraordinary remedy in both State and Federal court. 39. << /Annots [] An MSW disposal facility must be located on approved types of land and operated under prescribed procedures. This Court has jurisdiction to enter declaratory and injunctive relief pursuant to Florida Statute 86.011 and Article V, 20 of the Florida Constitution. << Plaintiff filed this action against defendant for breaching a non-competition agreement. Thus, disposal of MSW is a line of commerce, or relevant service, for purposes of analyzing the effects of the acquisition under Section 7 of the Clayton Act. endobj /Type /Page 46. /Contents [94 0 R 95 0 R 96 0 R] /Parent 8 0 R 88 0 obj<>stream 25, to prevent and restrain the violation by defendants of Section 7 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 30. The county court may issue a temporary and permanent injunction where appropriate for violation of ss. 40. This Court has supplemental jurisdiction over the State of Florida's state claims pursuant to COMPLAINT -3-q;;m: @ii$$1$$ &JIIJAI JKQI !.1 i&%iiM tv . 7. /Annots [] << /Resources 321 0 R /Parent 8 0 R /Contents [230 0 R 231 0 R 232 0 R] 22 0 obj /Resources 317 0 R endobj 94 0 obj M`5`i`F{qZ /Parent 11 0 R 37. hb```f`` $V30 1;oO_Ia`sF!gbl!O| ` >> 15 0 obj ( /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Rotate 0 /Rotate 0 endobj >> endobj << %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w !1AQaq"2B #3Rbr 86 0 obj Security Personnel as Independent Contractors Part I: What Makes an Individual an Independent Contractor Instead of an Employee? Rather, its about dealing with the future, not something that happened in the past. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 0000000556 00000 n /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] ASSOCIATION OF FLORIDA, MIGRANT CLINICIANS NETWORK, PINEROS Y . 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After the acquisition, Republic would own two of the three transfer stations, which together would control in excess of 65 percent of the MSW disposal market, which has annual revenues in excess of $3 million. 0000001469 00000 n /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Therefore, it should not be a decision made lightly. /Annots [] /Type /Pages 45. 18 0 obj ( /ModDate (D:20220824143048-04'00') 80 0 obj 63. << 0000006259 00000 n /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 92 0 obj /Contents [122 0 R 123 0 R 124 0 R] /Resources 357 0 R 49 0 obj >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] } !1AQa"q2#BR$3br 91 0 obj /Type /Page Haulers organize their commercial accounts into routes, and collect and transport the MSW generated by these accounts in vehicles uniquely well suited for small container waste collection -- primarily front-end loader ("FEL") trucks. 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On residential routes, the crews generally hand-load the customer's MSW, typically by tossing garbage bags and emptying trash cans into the vehicle's storage section. "Albany, NY area" means the City of Albany and Albany, Schenectady, Saratoga, and Rensselaer counties, New York. /Annots [] 79 0 obj Significant new entry into the disposal of MSW in the Anderson, IN and New York City, NY areas would be difficult and time-consuming. The roll-off container, when filled, is picked up by roll-off trucks, which are uniquely well suited for roll-off waste collection, and driven to a nearby disposal site, where the container's contents are disposed. /Metadata 2 0 R This is an action for permanent injunctive relief, declaratory relief, and On July 28 and October 7, 1999, in twelve (12) separate purchase agreements, defendants agreed to exchange assets of various subsidiary companies ('the acquisitions"). << >> Small container commercial service vehicles routinely employ compaction systems on the truck to increase storage capacity, and can empty numerous small containers located on a scheduled route before being driven to a disposal site. JURISDICTION AND VENUE 13. The next step is careful preparation before the temporary injunction hearing. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Parent 12 0 R /Annots [] ( /Subtype /XML /Annots [] The acquisition would reduce from four to three the number of significant firms that compete in the collection of small container commercial waste in the Monmouth County, NJ area. For a number of reasons, landfills may not be located close to where the waste is generated. In re Amendments to Florida Small Claims Rules, 123 So.3d 41 (Fla . << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] %PDF-1.6 In the Augusta, GA area, the acquisition would reduce from three to two the number of significant competitors in the collection of small container commercial waste. /Rotate 0 In such areas, many of the problems associated with the permitting and construction of a landfill could make it difficult to permit and construct a transfer station. 7. >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Z( /Annots [] As a result, Austin begins the presentation by sharing some of the things you should think about before pursuing an injunction: There is a lot on the line. endobj Plaintiff, The Second Amendment Foundation, is a Washington Not-For-Profit 25. C. Reduction in Competition As a Consequence of the Acquisition. /Rotate 0 /Annots [] /Contents [322 0 R 323 0 R 324 0 R] COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF . _l {:\! CASE NO. /Parent 7 0 R << The extension ofvote-by-mail options and other accommodations at polling places is necessary. /Type /Page 0000001373 00000 n Transactions that increase the HHI by more than 100 points in highly concentrated markets presumptively raise antitrust concerns under the Horizontal Merger Guidelines issued by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission. /Type /Page Access to competitive disposal sites and reasonable disposal costs are important to providers of roll-off collection services. This action arises under Chapter 713 and 720, Florida Statutes, and under the Fair Housing Act of 1968, as amended, 42 U.S.C. ( stream In 1999, Allied reported total revenues of approximately $6 billion. In the Lakeland, FL area, the acquisition would reduce from two to one the number of significant competitors in the collection of small container commercial waste. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] <<21a9e19eaa9d774d8bfb9315a3d3f5db>]>> /Type /Page /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Contents [358 0 R 359 0 R 360 0 R] <> /Type /Page >> 77 0 obj /CreationDate (D:20220824140929-04'00') /Rotate 0 Defendant is defined as a "Public Accommodation" within meaning of Title III ( Entry would also be made more difficult by Republic's use of long-term, automatically renewing contracts for roll-off service. /Contents [242 0 R 243 0 R 244 0 R] stream /Annots [] /Contents [402 0 R 403 0 R 404 0 R] 84 0 obj << /Parent 8 0 R prescribed by these rules and by section 51.011, Florida Statutes, the statutory provision shall govern. << . /Parent 11 0 R Thus, roll-off waste collection service is a line of commerce, or relevant service, for purposes of analyzing the effects of the acquisitions under Section 7 of the Clayton Act. ( endstream endobj 26 0 obj <> endobj 27 0 obj <>>>/Rotate 0/Type/Page>> endobj 28 0 obj <>stream /Parent 10 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] Accordingly, injunctive relief ordering the extension of vote-by-mail options and other accommodations at polling places is necessary to protect the fundamental right to vote. ;,hn \ic6rZFi+|:GsL$KGqzed8;M+"N7i~4Dr?_1hHa:`R[B%Qm*?u9Lh=?y%x8;e$AD+xx 36. /Parent 10 0 R 95 0 obj << 53. /Type /Page /Type /Page endobj /Resources 157 0 R >> /Type /Page /Type /Page << /Parent 4 0 R 37 0 obj /Resources 221 0 R /Type /Page /Parent 14 0 R /Resources 273 0 R 3. The proposed transactions, identified below, would lessen competition substantially in waste collection and/or disposal services: (1) Allied's acquisition of hauling assets in Albany, New York; (2) Allied's acquisition of hauling assets in Augusta, Georgia; (3) Allied's acquisition of hauling assets in Memphis, Nashville and Clarksville, Tennessee; (4) Allied's acquisition of disposal assets in New York, New York; (5) Allied's acquisition of hauling assets in Norfolk, Virginia; (6) Allied's acquisition of hauling assets in Okaloosa, Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, Florida ("Gulf Coast, Florida"); (7) Republic's acquisition of disposal assets in Anderson, Indiana; (8) Republic's acquisition of hauling assets in Columbus, Ohio; (9) Republic's acquisition of hauling assets in Lakeland, Florida; (10) Republic's acquisition of hauling assets in Louisville, Kentucky and Sellersburg, Indiana; (11) Republic's acquisition of hauling and disposal assets in Macon, Georgia; and (12) Republic's acquisition of hauling assets in Monmouth, Burlington and Camden counties, New Jersey. /Rotate 0 ( 31 0 obj 73 0 obj 2320 0 obj<> endobj >> /Annots [] >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Type /Pages /Parent 12 0 R 12102(1)-(2), the regulations implementing the . 29 0 obj The Anderson, IN and New York City, NY areas are therefore sections of the country, or relevant geographic markets, for purposes of analyzing the competitive effects of the acquisition under Section 7 of the Clayton Act. /Rotate 0 << In the Nashville, TN area, the acquisition would reduce from three to two the number of significant firms competing in the collection of small container commercial waste. /Type /Page Typical commercial waste collection customers include office and apartment buildings and retail establishments (e.g. 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act ("FTC Act"), 15 U.S.C. /Parent 4 0 R 0000003135 00000 n 76 0 obj >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Parent 10 0 R << 59. endobj /Resources 113 0 R /Type /Page /Parent 14 0 R /Rotate 0 /Rotate 0 6th Street Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 Defendants. Rather, these are some additional factors to consider while determining the feasibility of this action: Will the court be able to enforce the injunction, or will it require intensive court supervision? 5. /Resources 185 0 R 55. /Type /Pages /Annots [] Amended Complaint "Motion") [ECF(the No. >> << %PDF-1.5 ("MFS"), is a Florida corporation that has a principal place of . /Parent 11 0 R << That plaintiff receive such other and further relief as the case requires and the Court deems proper; and. In the Anderson, IN and New York City, NY areas, entry by any new MSW disposal facility would be an extremely costly and time-consuming process, and unlikely to prevent market incumbents from significantly raising prices for the disposal of MSW following the acquisition. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Rotate 0 The Court has jurisdiction over this action and over the parties pursuant to 15 U.S.C. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 72 0 obj Anderson, IN and New York City, NY are two such areas. If the major roll-off collection competitor in a market also controls the primary disposal site(s) therein, other roll-off competitors are at a large disadvantage and entry is difficult. /Annots [] 4 0 obj 41 0 obj >> /Type /Page ;("(;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Resources 241 0 R Roll-off vehicles have no compaction system on board and are designed to carry only one large container at a time to a disposal site. Because of the differences in the collection process, residential customers and commercial customers usually are organized into separate routes. /Annots [] 70 0 obj Private waste haulers typically contract directly with customers for the collection of waste generated by commercial accounts. 23 0 obj <> endobj 28 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<2A277BAC2070266E6BF2C2060AD46B2B>]/Index[23 11]/Info 22 0 R/Length 49/Prev 24323/Root 24 0 R/Size 34/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream endstream /Rotate 0 65. The United States Army Corps of Engineers ("Corps" or "Army Corps") has unlawfully approved a massive dredging project for Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. .t. After the acquisition, Republic would control over 50 percent--and two firms over 80 percent-- of the small container commercial waste hauling market, which has annual revenues of about $29 million. ( /CropBox [0 0 612 792] hUN@h/%FT""Qy@Kbxw81FgfvEN.tF2AiP9?{"1zQ. 47. Plaintiff seeks temporary, preliminary, and permanent injunctive relief pursuant to Rule 65 . << /Resources 141 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] judgment, and preliminary and permanent injunctive relief and damages. << 15. /Creator (PScript5.dll Version 5.2.2) << 5.) Venue is proper in the Circuit Court of the Seventh Judicial Circuit, in and for After the acquisition, Republic would control over 85 percent of the small container commercial waste hauling market, which has annual revenues of about $5 million. /Annots [] Therefore, the video continues on this topic by explaining: A suit for injunction is an extraordinary remedy for businesses and individuals alike. 58. On a typical small container commercial waste collection route, an operator drives a FEL vehicle to the customer's container, engages a mechanism that grasps and lifts the container over the front of the truck, and empties the container into the vehicle's storage section, where the waste is compacted and stored. COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF Introduction 1. /Contents [106 0 R 107 0 R 108 0 R] In the Macon, GA area, the acquisition would also combine the two largest firms that compete in roll-off waste collection service. /Type /Page >> endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Contents [350 0 R 351 0 R 352 0 R] /Resources 345 0 R /Type /Page 88 0 obj for the Middle Distrct of Florida, hereby files this complaint for permanent injunction and alleges as follows: 1. 0 The Macon, GA area is a section of the country, or relevant geographic market, for purposes of analyzing the effects of the acquisitions under Section 7 of the ClaytonAct. ( /Author (JacqmeinV) 20. >> In the Gulf Coast, FL area, the acquisition would reduce from four to three the number of significant competitors in the collection of small container commercial waste. endobj <<14CA263718F8354CB34DA495C0495A29>]>> /Parent 7 0 R 11 0 obj The extension of vote-by-mail options and other accommodations at polling places is necessary. 3. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 17. /Resources 161 0 R 2018 to May 6, 2021. It is economically impractical for a roll-off waste collection firm to serve metropolitan areas from a distant base. /Rotate 0 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Annots [] >> Filing 1 COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF against All Defendants. endobj >> 0000002235 00000 n 56 0 obj 76 13 >> Finally, prices for small container service are influenced principally by the density of the routes served by each vehicle; prices for roll-off services are influenced primarily by the distance of the customer's location from the hauler's location and the disposal site, the time required to travel those distances, and the cost of disposal at the disposal site.