Legal Opinion
In re Ampicillin Antitrust Litigation
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 9, 1972No. M.D.L. No. 50; Misc. No. 45-70PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SIRICA, Chief Judge.
This litigation currently comprises forty-six actions, either filed in this district or transferred here for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings under 28 U.S.C. § 1407. These suits seek damages1 and, in some instances, various types of equitable relief from the defendants, Bristol-Myers Company, Beecham Group Limited and Beecham, Inc., for alleged violations of the Antitrust Laws with respect to ampicillin and other semisynthetic penicillin drugs. Specifically, plaintiffs claim defendants have fraudulently procured and enforced the ampicillin patent and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Alexander Kahan, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Lewis RosenstielCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Philadelphia Electric Co. v. Anaconda American Brass Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1968
- State of West Virginia v. Chas. Pfizer & Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1970
- Minnesota v. United States Steel Corp.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1968
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3Cited by27 opinions
- In re Nasdaq Market-Makers Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1996
- In Re Master Key Antitrust LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Freedman v. Amalgamated Sugar Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1976
- Livengood Feeds, Inc. v. KgaaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2002
- Alpine Pharmacy, Inc., an Illinois Corporation v. Chas. Pfizer & Co., Inc., and Cotler Drugs, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
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