Holwill v. AbbVie Inc. et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:18-cv-06790

Court:

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit:

850 Securities/Commodities

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

15:78m(a) Securities Exchange Act

Judge:

Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr

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  1. March 18, 2021

    AbbVie Loses Judge-Switch Bid In Humira Kickback Battles

    AbbVie Inc. lost a bid on Thursday to have a single judge handle a pair of closely watched fraud cases over allegations that the company illegally marketed its drug Humira, with an Illinois federal judge ruling that reassignment would significantly delay a whistleblower's False Claims Act case before her.

  2. March 16, 2021

    AbbVie Denies Judge-Shopping In Humira Kickback Cases

    AbbVie Inc. insisted Tuesday that its push for one judge to handle a pair of closely watched fraud cases has nothing to do with that judge rejecting kickback theories that another judge deemed viable, saying it merely desires consistency.

  3. February 02, 2021

    Investors Seek Class Cert. In Humira Marketing Suit

    A German asset management firm and the Ironworkers National Pension Plan asked an Illinois federal judge Monday to certify a class of investors suing drugmaker AbbVie, arguing all the stockholders relied on the same misstatements and thus would be an efficient fair class.

  4. September 02, 2020

    AbbVie Can't Escape Investors' Humira Kickbacks Suit

    An Illinois federal judge Tuesday refused to toss an AbbVie Inc. investor class action alleging that the pharmaceutical company concealed its use of an illegal strategy to market its blockbuster drug Humira, saying the investors had sufficiently alleged detailed claims of fraud and deceptive intent.

  5. November 20, 2019

    AbbVie Investors Fight Bid To Toss Humira Kickbacks Suit

    Investors urged an Illinois federal judge on Tuesday not to dismiss a lawsuit against AbbVie Inc., saying they've adequately alleged that the pharmaceutical company concealed its use of an illegal strategy to market its blockbuster drug Humira.

  6. November 21, 2018

    3 Firms Vie To Lead Class Suit Over Alleged AbbVie Kickbacks

    Three law firms representing investors suing AbbVie Inc. in a proposed class action over its allegedly illegal strategy to market its blockbuster drug Humira have each asked an Illinois federal judge to appoint it as lead counsel in the case.

  7. October 10, 2018

    AbbVie Faces 2nd Investor Suit Over Humira Kickbacks

    AbbVie Inc. was hit with another proposed class action over its allegedly illegal strategy to market its blockbuster drug Humira, this one filed Tuesday by shareholders in Illinois federal court who say the company's misleading statements caused them huge losses.

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