Legal Opinion

Fed. Trade Comm'n v. Abbvie Inc.

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided June 29, 2018No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-5151PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

To prevail in this antitrust litigation, the FTC must prove that defendants possessed monopoly power in the relevant market and that defendants willfully acquired or maintained that power. See Mylan Pharm. Inc. v. Warner Chilcott Pub. Ltd., 838 F.3d 421, 433 (3d Cir. 2016). Here, the FTC asserts that defendants maintained their AndroGel monopoly through the filing of sham litigation against Teva and Perrigo. To prove its case, the FTC must establish: (1) the lawsuits filed by defendants against Teva and Perrigo were objectively baseless; (2) defendants subjectively intended to file such…

2Cases cited67 opinions

  1. United States Postal Service Board of Governors v. AikensSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. United States v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
  3. Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. United Mine Workers v. PenningtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  5. Eastman Kodak Co. v. Image Technical Services, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Federal Trade Commission v. AbbVie IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2020
  2. Simon Campbell v. Pennsylvania School BoardsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2020
  3. Campbell v. Pa. Sch. Boards Ass'nDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2018
  4. Abbott Laboratories v.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2024
  5. Federal Trade Commission v. AbbVie IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2020

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