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In re: Nexium Antitrust
Case Number:
14-1522
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Companies
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- Rochester Drug Cooperative Inc.
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January 23, 2015
Nexium Ruling Offers Road Map For Pay-For-Delay Classes
The First Circuit's decision to uphold class certification in the Nexium pay-for-delay litigation despite the presence of some uninjured members in the group may be a hollow victory for the heartburn-drug purchasers after their recent loss at trial, but the ruling offers a boost for other plaintiffs as a bevy of antitrust class actions over pharmaceutical patent settlements forge ahead.
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January 22, 2015
1st Circ. OKs Class Cert. In Nexium Pay-For-Delay Suit
The First Circuit on Wednesday upheld the certification of a class of indirect purchasers of Nexium in pay-for-delay litigation over the heartburn drug, ruling that the presence of a few uninjured members in the class didn't prevent certification.
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December 22, 2014
Nexium Buyers Call Appeal Dismissal Bid 'Gamesmanship'
A group of Nexium buyers told the First Circuit on Friday that they didn't oppose AstraZeneca AB's bid to dismiss its class certification challenge in a pay-for-delay suit over the heartburn drug but warned that the drugmaker's claim that the suit was wrapped up was "mere gamesmanship."
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December 11, 2014
AstraZeneca Drops 1st Circ. Row Over Nexium Class Cert.
AstraZeneca AB and three generic-drug producers asked the First Circuit on Wednesday to dismiss their bid to nix class certification in a suit over alleged pay-for-delay deals regarding the heartburn drug Nexium, just five days after a jury handed a victory to the pharmaceutical giant in the lower part of the case.