Key Takeaways
- • Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel sued the Hoffmann Family of Cos. on Thursday, November 12, 2026, alleging illegal monopolization of passenger ferry service to Mackinac Island.
- • The complaint also targets the firm's control of nearby parking facilities, alleging the same pattern of anticompetitive acquisitions.
- • The state alleges that acquisitions eliminated competitors, drove up prices, and left residents and visitors dependent on a single operator.
Summary
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel sued the Hoffmann Family of Cos. on Thursday, November 12, 2026, according to Law360. The state accuses the private equity firm of illegally monopolizing passenger ferry service to Mackinac Island and nearby parking facilities.
The attorney general's theory rests on a series of acquisitions that, in the state's view, eliminated competition in both markets. The suit alleges those deals drove up prices and left residents and visitors reliant on one operator for ferry transport to the island.
The available reporting is limited to the complaint's core allegations, and the full filing's specific remedies, acquisition details, and the firm's response were not available in the source material.
The attorney general's theory rests on a series of acquisitions that, in the state's view, eliminated competition in both markets. The suit alleges those deals drove up prices and left residents and visitors reliant on one operator for ferry transport to the island.
The available reporting is limited to the complaint's core allegations, and the full filing's specific remedies, acquisition details, and the firm's response were not available in the source material.
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