Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Abbott Laboratories
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided January 9, 2004No. MDL NO. 1456; No. CIV.A.01-12257-PBS, 1:03-CV-10696-PBS, 1:03-CV-10216-PBSPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SARIS, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
Plaintiffs Thompson and Turner bring the current actions on behalf of themselves, as private, attorneys general representing the general public, and as class representatives under California’s Unfair Competition. Law (“UCL”), Cal. Bus. & Prof.Code §§ 17200-17210 (1977). Plaintiff Congress of California Seniors brings its action on behalf of its members and the general public. Plaintiffs claim that Defendant pharmaceutical companies violated the UCL by misrepresenting the average wholesale prices (“AWP”) of their drugs, causing potentially…
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