May 10, 2016
Direct and indirect purchasers of the contraceptive Loestrin filed amended complaints in Rhode Island federal court Monday in the pay-for-delay multidistrict litigation against Warner Chilcott Ltd., newly alleging that the drug giant engaged in a product-hopping scheme to exclude competitors from the relevant market.
April 06, 2016
CVS and Rite Aid on Tuesday told a Rhode Island federal court that Warner Chilcott Ltd. illegally paid Watson Pharmaceuticals and Lupin Pharmaceuticals to delay the entry of generic versions of the birth control pill Loestrin, and then switched to chewable tablets that further extend their exclusivity without medical benefit.