side by side in the same business (one can prescribe more eyewear to be made by the other, thus inflating the overall profits of the business). On June 12, 2006, the Supreme Court of California ruled that Pearle Vision could not escape the reach of those statutes, and Pearle Vision's attempts to find a loophole through the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975 were unavailing. Stanley Pearle died on July 21, 2011. He is survived by three children, 10 grandchildren and 11 great‐grandchildren. References External links consumeraffairs.co Luxottica Eyewear retailers of the United States American companies established in 1961 Retail companies established in 1961 Eyewear retailers of Canada Eyewear companies of the United States 2004 mergers and acquisitions