SHIRE US, INC. v. ALLERGAN, INC. et al

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Case Number:

2:17-cv-07716

Court:

New Jersey

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Judge:

John Michael Vazquez

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  1. May 29, 2019

    Allergan Looks To Have Shire's Eye Drug Suit Tossed Again

    Allergan has once again asked a New Jersey federal judge to dismiss a suit by Shire accusing it of having a "stranglehold" on the Medicare market for dry-eye drugs, saying the complaint is just a rehash of an older one that was dismissed.

  2. March 26, 2019

    Allergan Gets Shire's Dry-Eye Drug Antitrust Suit Dropped

    A New Jersey federal judge has dismissed Shire's suit accusing Allergan of having a "stranglehold" on the Medicare market for dry-eye drugs after finding that the pharmaceutical company failed to prove that the conduct it was protesting was anti-competitive.

  3. August 31, 2018

    Pharma Cases To Watch In 2018's Home Stretch

    Drugmakers in the closing months of 2018 may see pivotal rulings on novel efforts to hamstring rival medicines, escalating drama in multidistrict litigation over the opioid epidemic, and opening salvos in False Claims Act and drug-pricing fights at the U.S. Supreme Court. Here, Law360 summarizes key cases to watch.

  4. August 29, 2018

    Allergan, Shire Spar Over Pfizer-J&J Antitrust Ruling

    Allergan and Shire are trading blows over a recent ruling that kept alive Pfizer's antitrust suit against Johnson & Johnson over alleged coercion of health insurers, debating whether it lends credence to similar coercion allegations against Allergan.

  5. January 24, 2018

    Shire Rips Allergan's 'Stranglehold' On Dry-Eye Drug Market

    Shire PLC on Tuesday tore into Allergan Inc.'s effort to escape antitrust litigation over its "stranglehold" on Medicare business for dry-eye drugs, accusing Allergan of disingenuously claiming Medicare Part D isn't a distinct market.

  6. December 06, 2017

    Allergan Says Shire Suit Upends 'Very Fabric' Of Antitrust Law

    Shire's recent claims that Allergan Inc. improperly discounted various drugs in an attempt to keep Medicare Part D beneficiaries from using Shire's competing treatment for dry eyes "runs counter to the very fabric" of antitrust law, Allergan told a New Jersey federal court on Tuesday.

  7. October 02, 2017

    Shire Hits Allergan With Antitrust Suit Over Dry Eye Drugs

    Allergan Inc. has engaged in anti-competitive conduct in an effort to block Medicare Part D beneficiaries from purchasing Shire U.S. Inc.'s competing treatment for dry eye disease, a suit filed Monday in New Jersey federal court claims.