LoConte et al v. Forest Laboratories, Inc.

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:14-cv-13848

Court:

Massachusetts

Nature of Suit:

Racketeer/Corrupt Organization

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Nathaniel M. Gorton

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Companies

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  1. January 29, 2018

    Forest Beats Final Cases In Celexa, Lexapro MDL

    Forest Laboratories Inc. prevailed on Monday against claims by a health and benefit fund and a pair of mothers that it fraudulently promoted Celexa and Lexapro for pediatric depression, putting long-running Massachusetts multidistrict litigation against the company to rest.

  2. January 25, 2018

    Forest Beats Bid For More Docs In Celexa, Lexapro MDL

    Forest Laboratories Inc. can't be forced to hand over more documents tied to a clinical study into antidepressants and children in a suit by parents and a health fund accusing the company of fraudulently promoting Celexa and Lexapro for pediatric depression, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled Tuesday.

  3. January 03, 2018

    Drug Buyers Can't Get Forest Labs Docs Related To Probe

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday ruled Forest Laboratories can't be forced to produce documents from a congressional probe into the use of antidepressants in children, rejecting objections from parents accusing the company of fraudulently promoting Celexa and Lexapro for pediatric depression.

  4. March 02, 2017

    Celexa, Lexapro Buyers Want Class Cert. In Marketing MDL

    Two mothers accusing Forest Laboratories Inc. of misleading consumers about the efficacy of its antidepressants Celexa and Lexapro for children on Thursday asked for class certification, telling a Massachusetts federal court that proof of a greater fraud eliminates the need to handle anti-racketeering claims on a case-by-case basis.

  5. September 26, 2016

    Judge Orders Depositions Of Ex-Forest Labs Employees

    A Boston federal judge has granted a motion to compel six new depositions of former Forest Laboratories Inc. officials in a suit over the effectiveness of Celexa and Lexapro in children, but also denied a bid by plaintiffs in the multidistrict litigation to compel new documents.

  6. September 07, 2016

    Depositions Repetitive In Celexa, Lexapro MDL, Forest Says

    Forest Laboratories Inc. on Tuesday asked a Massachusetts federal court not to make six former employees sit for depositions in multidistrict litigation accusing the company of misleading consumers about the efficacy of its drugs Celexa and Lexapro, arguing discovery has been extensive enough and most of them have already been questioned.

  7. June 09, 2016

    Potential Class Action Can Proceed In Celexa, Lexapro MDL

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Thursday refused to dismiss a potential class action accusing Forest Laboratories Inc. in multidistrict litigation of misleading consumers about the efficacy of its drugs Celexa and Lexapro in treating pediatric depression, finding a mother properly alleged plausible Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act claims.

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