CASTRO, M.D., P.A. v. SANOFI PASTEUR INC.

  1. October 23, 2017

    Doctors' Counsel Nab $27M In Sanofi Vaccine Antitrust Row

    A New Jersey federal judge on Friday signed off on a $61.5 million agreement to end allegations Sanofi Pasteur Inc. unlawfully bundled its pediatric vaccines, with $20.5 million going toward doctors' attorneys' fees and $7.2 million covering expense reimbursement.

  2. January 27, 2017

    $61M Ends Sanofi Vaccine Antitrust Dispute

    Sanofi Pasteur Inc. has agreed to pay $61.5 million in a five-year class dispute brought by doctors alleging the drug company violated antitrust laws with contracts for its pediatric vaccines, according to an agreement filed in New Jersey federal court Friday.

  3. September 30, 2015

    Sanofi Vaccine Customers Get Class Cert. In Antitrust Case

    A New Jersey federal judge on Wednesday granted class certification in a suit accusing Sanofi Pasteur Inc. of using its market power to impose bundled-pricing contracts on physician buying groups as a means of stifling competition from its rivals.

  4. April 10, 2013

    Sanofi Can't Revive Antitrust Counterclaim In Vaccine Case

    A New Jersey federal judge overseeing a proposed class action claiming Sanofi Pasteur Inc. pushed anti-competitive contract restrictions onto vaccine customers refused Tuesday to let the drugmaker appeal the dismissal of its antitrust counterclaim, calling Sanofi's arguments "unpersuasive."

  5. December 21, 2012

    Vaccine Buyers Get Sanofi's Antitrust Claim Scrapped

    The New Jersey federal judge overseeing a proposed class action claiming Sanofi Pasteur Inc. pushed anti-competitive contract restrictions onto vaccine customers tossed the drugmaker's antitrust counterclaim on Thursday, saying Sanofi hadn't supported assertions that customers colluded to demand discounts that lowered vaccine prices to noncompetitive levels.

  6. August 07, 2012

    Vaccine Buyers Allowed To Bring Antitrust Suit Against Sanofi

    A New Jersey federal judge on Monday refused to throw out medical practitioners' claims that Sanofi Pasteur Inc. pushed anti-competitive contract restrictions onto vaccine customers, finding the plaintiffs had standing to bring the proposed class action and had properly stated claims for monopolization.

  7. February 27, 2012

    Buying Groups Shook Down Vaccine Customers, Sanofi Says

    Sanofi Pasteur Inc. on Monday lashed out at a class action accusing the vaccine maker of pushing anti-competitive contract restrictions onto its customers, claiming that any antitrust activity can be attributed to the use of physician buying groups that negotiate discounted prices for Sanofi vaccines.

  8. December 12, 2011

    Vaccine Purchasers Accuse Sanofi Of Stifling Competition

    Sanofi Pasteur Inc. was hit on Friday in New Jersey federal court with a putative class action accusing the vaccine powerhouse of imposing anti-competitive contract restrictions on its customers that prevent them from seeking vaccines from Sanofi rivals.