Legal Opinion
In Re Wellbutrin XL Antitrust Litigation Indirect Purchaser Class
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 17, 2017No. 15-2875, 15-3559, 15-3591, 15-3681, 15-3682PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JORDAN, Circuit Judge.
Table of Contents
I.Background.... 143
A. The Hatch-Waxman Act.143
B. Factual and Procedural Background. ...145
II. Discussion... .147,
A. Sham Litigation.... 147
1. Applicable Law..147
2. The Anchen Lawsuit.... 149
3. . The Abrika Lawsuit... .152
4. The Impax and Watson Lawsuits and the Appellants’ Conspiracy Theory... .153
5. The FDA Citizen Petition.... 154
6. Serial Petitioning.... 156
B. Reverse Payment Settlement Agreement.... 158
1. Events Leading to the-' Settlement ....158
2. The Settlement... .159
3. The- Appellants Cannot Prevail on Their Antitrust Claims…
2Cases cited59 opinions
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Associated General Contractors of California, Inc. v. California State Council of CarpentersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Brunswick Corp. v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
54 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by72 opinions
- Federal Trade Commission v. AbbVie IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2020
- Jill Sikkelee v. Precision Airmotive CorpCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2018
- In re Lipitor Antitrust Litig.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2018
- In re Namenda Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litig.District Court, S.D. Illinois · 2018
- Biocad JSC v. F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2019
67 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.