Legal Opinion
In re Wellbutrin XL
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 21, 2010No. Civil Action Nos. 08-2431, 08-2433PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
McLAUGHLIN, District Judge.
The plaintiffs in these two class actions bring suits against the producers of Wellbutrin XL, Biovail Corp., Biovail Laboratories, Biovail Laboratories International (together, “Biovail”), and its distributors, SmithKline Beecham Corp. and GlaxoSmithKline PLC (together, “GSK”), for illegally conspiring to prevent generic versions of Wellbutrin XL, or buproprion hydrochloride, from entering the American market.
The Court is presented with motions affecting class representation in both actions. In the direct purchaser action, the current class representative…
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