In re: Nexium Antitrust

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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."

  4. 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.

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