Legal Opinion
In Re Lipitor Antitrust Litigation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 21, 2017No. 14-4202, 14-4203, 14-4204, 14-4205, 14-4206, & 14-4602; 15-1184, 15-1185, 15-1186, 15-1187, 15-1274, 15-1323 & 15-1342PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SMITH, Chief Judge.
This opinion addresses two sets of consolidated appeals concerning two pharmaceutical drugs: Lipitor and Effexor XR. In both sets of consolidated appeals, plaintiffs allege that the companies holding the patents related to Lipitor and Effexor XR fraudulently procured and enforced certain of those patents. Plaintiffs further allege that those companies holding the patents entered into unlawful, monopolistic settlement agreements with potential manufacturers of generic versions of Lipitor and Effexor XR. The same District Court Judge dismissed the complaints in the…
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