Smithkline Beecham Corporation v. Abbott Laboratories

  1. August 06, 2014

    Abbott Won't Appeal 9th Circ. Gay Juror Decision in GSK Row

    Abbott Laboratories won't appeal the Ninth Circuit's precedential decision that potential jurors cannot be excluded because of their sexual orientation, the company said, leaving in place the court's order for a new trial in Abbott's antitrust fight with GlaxoSmithKline PLC over an HIV drug agreement.

  2. January 21, 2014

    Reversal Over Sacked Gay Juror To Guide Jury Selection

    The Ninth Circuit's ruling Tuesday that Abbott Laboratories had improperly excluded a potential juror based on his sexual orientation in an antitrust fight with GlaxoSmithKline PLC over an HIV drug agreement marks another big win for gay rights and will serve as precedent in other disputes across the U.S. over jury selection, experts say.

  3. January 21, 2014

    Gay Juror Wrongly Booted In GSK-Abbott Row, 9th Circ. Says

    The Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday that a gay man was wrongly ousted as a prospective juror in an antitrust spat between GlaxoSmithKline and Abbott Laboratories over an HIV drug, ordering a new trial and noting that recent Supreme Court precedent bars juror discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

  4. September 18, 2013

    GSK Asks 9th Circ. For New Trial After Gay Juror Booted

    GlaxoSmithKline urged the Ninth Circuit Wednesday to order a new trial in its antitrust fight with Abbott Laboratories over a deal allowing GSK to sell Abbott's Norvir in an HIV drug cocktail, arguing the trial judge was wrong to let Abbott reject a prospective juror after he revealed he was gay.

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