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Sidney Hillman Health Center of Rochester et al v. Abbott Laboratories et al
Case Number:
1:13-cv-05865
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470(Racketeer/Corrupt Organization)
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Class Action
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June 30, 2016
RICO Claims Don't Hold Up In Abbott Off-Label Use Suit
An Illinois federal judge held Wednesday that Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act claims over Abbott Laboratories' alleged off-label promotion of seizure drug Depakote fail because two health benefit plans didn't show a sufficiently direct link between the company's misrepresentations and their injuries.
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August 16, 2013
Health Plans Sue Abbott Over Depakote Off-Label Scheme
Abbott Laboratories Inc. was hit with a proposed class action in Illinois federal court Friday by three health benefit plans alleging it unfairly reaped hundreds of millions of dollars from third-party payors through off-label marketing and kickbacks for prescriptions of anti-seizure medication Depakote.