CVS Pharmacy, Inc. v. Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited et al

  1. October 30, 2025

    Takeda Fails In Bid To Avoid IBS Drug Antitrust Trial

    A Massachusetts federal judge has teed up Takeda Pharmaceutical for trial next year on claims from health insurers, self-insured employers, retailers and wholesalers accusing it of paying Par Pharmaceuticals to delay generic competition to anticonstipation drug Amitiza, rejecting competing motions from the drugmaker and plaintiffs for early wins.

  2. October 07, 2025

    Premera Defends IBS Drug Antitrust Claims Against Takeda

    Health insurers and self-insured employers represented by Premera Blue Cross urged a Massachusetts federal judge not to nix a series of state law antitrust claims from the broader certified class action accusing Takeda Pharmaceutical of paying Par Pharmaceuticals to delay generic competition to anticonstipation drug Amitiza.

  3. September 19, 2025

    IBS Drug Buyers Win Class Cert. In Takeda Antitrust Case

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Friday certified buyer classes in litigation alleging Takeda Pharmaceutical broke antitrust law by cutting a pay-for-delay deal with Par Pharmaceuticals to keep a generic version of Takeda's anti-constipation drug Amitiza off the market for several years.