Legal Opinion

Ranbaxy Laboratories, Ltd. v. Leavitt

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided May 1, 2006No. Civil Action 05-1838 (RWR)PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ROBERTS, District Judge.

Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited 1 (“Ran-baxy”) and IVAX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“IVAX”) each sued the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) under 5 U.S.C. § 706 claiming that the FDA improperly nullified Ranbaxy and IVAX’s rights to a 180-day period of exclusive marketing of a generic drug. Ranbaxy and IVAX moved for summary judgment against the FDA seeking to vacate the FDA’s decision. The FDA filed a cross-motion for summary judgment. Because the FDA failed to give full effect to the unambiguous intent of Congress, Ranbaxy and IVAX’s motions for summary…

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