Ranbaxy Laboratories Inc. v. First Databank, Inc.

PARKER, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-Appellant, the pharmaceutical company Ranbaxy Laboratories Inc., seeks money damages and injunctive relief for alleged misrepresentations made by Defendant-Appellee First Databank, Inc. (“FDB”), a company that publishes a drug information database for use by pharmacies across the United States. Ranbaxy alleges that FDB’s database, MedKnow-ledge, falsely represents that Ranbaxy’s acne drug Absorica is non-unique. After expedited discovery on the issue of falsity, the district court granted summary judgment in favor of FDB, concluding that FDB did not publish any…