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In re Generic Pharm. Pricing Antitrust Litig.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Feb 27, 2023
MDL 2724 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 27, 2023)

Opinion

MDL 2724 16-MD-2724

02-27-2023

IN RE: GENERIC PHARMACEUTICALS PRICING ANTITRUST LITIGATION THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO: In re State Attorneys General Litigation Individual Case No. 20-3539


CYNTHIA M. RUFE, J.

ORDER

CYNTHIA M. RUFE, J.

AND NOW, this 27th day of February 2023, upon consideration of the motions and the responses and replies thereto, and for the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum, it is hereby ORDERED that:

1. The Motion to Dismiss of Defendants Actavis Holdco U.S. Inc., Actavis Elizabeth LLC and Actavis Pharma, Inc. [Doc. No. 113] is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. The Motion is GRANTED as to the claims concerning Methylphenidate HCL ER tablets in Count 5. The Motion is otherwise DENIED.
2. The Motion to Dismiss of Defendant Lannett Company, Inc. [Doc. No. 114] is DENIED.
3. The Motion to Dismiss of Defendant Bausch Health Americas, Inc. and Baush Health US, LLC [Doc. No. 115] is DENIED.
4. The Motion to Dismiss of Defendant Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. [Doc. No. 116] is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. The Motion is GRANTED as to the claims concerning Methylphenidate HCL ER, as Plaintiff has withdrawn those claims. The Motion is otherwise DENIED.
5. The Motion to Dismiss of Defendant John Wesolowski [Doc. No. 117] is DENIED.
6. The Motion to Dismiss of Defendant Michael Perfetto [Doc. No. 118] is DENIED.
7. Defendants' Joint Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Federal-Law Claims [Doc. No.
119] is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Defendants' Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED to the extent that it seeks dismissal of Plaintiffs' claims for disgorgement under § 16 of the Clayton Act; and the Motion is DENIED to the extent that it seeks dismissal of Plaintiffs' federal claims for injunctive relief as parens patriae under federal law.
8. Defendants' Joint Motion to Dismiss on Statute of Limitations Grounds [Doc. No. 121] is DENIED.
9. The Motion to Dismiss of Defendants Mylan, Inc. and Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [Doc. No. 122] is DENIED.
10. Defendants' Joint Motion to Dismiss the Overarching Conspiracy Claims [Doc. No. 123] is DENIED.
11. The Motion to Dismiss of Defendants Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC and Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [Doc. No. 124] is DENIED.
12. The Motion to Dismiss of Defendant Pfizer Inc. [Doc. No. 125] is DENIED.
13. The Motions for Leave to File Excess Pages [Doc. Nos. 161, 171] are GRANTED.

It is so ORDERED.

Summaries of

In re Generic Pharm. Pricing Antitrust Litig.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Feb 27, 2023
MDL 2724 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 27, 2023)
Case details for

In re Generic Pharm. Pricing Antitrust Litig.

Case Details

Full title:IN RE: GENERIC PHARMACEUTICALS PRICING ANTITRUST LITIGATION THIS DOCUMENT…

Court:United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Date published: Feb 27, 2023

Citations

MDL 2724 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 27, 2023)