Legal Opinion

Eileen Iverson v. Pfizer, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided November 30, 2006No. 05-3873PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs, a group of consumers and organizations from Minnesota who have purchased prescription drugs in the United States from the defendant drug companies in the United States, filed suit pursuant to § 4 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 15, for damages caused by alleged violations of § 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1, and pursuant to § 16 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 26, seeking in-junctive relief. Plaintiffs also alleged violations of various state statutes concerning restraint of trade. The gravamen of the complaint was that the defendants…

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3Cited by1 opinion

In Re Canadian Import Antitrust Litigation Eileen Iverson Hugh Hawkins Juanita Huseby David Schafer Gregory Noonan Bonnie Koch Jennifer Mills Minnesota Senior Federation United Senior Action, of Indiana Laporte County Comprehensive Mental Health Council, Doing Business as Swanson Center, Inc. Massachusetts Senior Action Council Painters District Council No. 30 Health and Welfare Fund Central Laborers Welfare Fund, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, National Association of Shareholder and Consumer Attorneys, Amicus on Behalf of v. Pfizer, Inc. Glaxosmithkline, Plc Abbott Laboratories, Inc. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Gmbh Merck & Co., Inc. Novartis Ag Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Eli Lilly & Company Astrazeneca, PlcCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006