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IN RE: GENERIC PHARMACEUTICALS PRICING ANTITRUST LITIGATION

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:16-md-02724

Court:

Pennsylvania Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutes: Anti-Trust

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action, Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

CYNTHIA M. RUFE

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  1. May 23, 2023

    DOJ, Drug Buyers Rip Teva's Criminal Probe Doc Bid In MDL

    The government and drug buyers fired back in separate filings in Pennsylvania federal court Tuesday against Teva's bid to use material from a criminal investigation into alleged generic drug price-fixing to defend itself in parallel civil multidistrict litigation over similar allegations, arguing it would undermine prosecutions and create a procedural "mess."

  2. March 20, 2023

    DOJ Defends Ask For Docs From Drug Price-Fixing MDL

    The U.S. Department of Justice defended its bid for discovery materials from multidistrict litigation over generic drug price-fixing claims for use in the government's related criminal prosecutions, rejecting the pharmaceutical companies' claims that the DOJ wanted "unfettered access."

  3. March 13, 2023

    Pharma Cos. Say Civil Evidence Off Limits In Criminal Case

    Pharmaceutical companies that have been facing multidistrict litigation over price-fixing claims are saying absolutely not to an attempt by the U.S. Department of Justice to access civil discovery materials for use in criminal prosecutions tied to the alleged scheme.

  4. March 10, 2023

    Generic Drug Buyers Get $75M In Price-Fixing Deals Approved

    A Pennsylvania federal court signed off on settlements ending price-fixing claims from direct purchasers against Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. and Taro Pharmaceutical Industries USA Inc. in ongoing multidistrict litigation over generic drug prices.

  5. February 27, 2023

    Drugmakers To Face Price-Fixing Claims From State AGs

    In a slew of rulings on Monday, a Pennsylvania federal court rejected most bids from drug companies seeking to nix sweeping price-fixing conspiracy allegations from a group of state attorneys general.

  6. November 09, 2022

    Drug Buyers, States Want To Depose Indicted Ex-Taro Exec

    A group of drug purchasers and state-level enforcers accusing generic-drug manufacturers of fixing prices asked a Pennsylvania federal court on Tuesday to allow it to depose a former top executive who was indicted on criminal antitrust charges ahead of his trial.

  7. June 07, 2022

    AGs' Disgorgement Claim Axed In Drug Price-Fixing Case

    The Pennsylvania federal judge overseeing sprawling price-fixing litigation against generic-drug makers on Tuesday tossed a disgorgement claim brought by state attorneys general, but kept alive their claim for injunctive relief.

  8. May 25, 2022

    Generic Distributors Slip Indirect Reseller Price-Fixing Claims

    A Pennsylvania federal judge dismissed, for now, indirect generic-drug resellers' price-fixing claims levied against distributors like McKesson Corp. as a part of multidistrict litigation, ruling Wednesday that the plaintiffs failed to sufficiently allege a conspiracy.

  9. May 20, 2022

    Drugmakers Say Pa. AG Not Producing Generic-Drug Docs

    Mylan and other pharmaceutical companies facing allegations of price-fixing for generic drugs told a Pennsylvania federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation that the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office has refused to produce key documents.

  10. May 11, 2022

    Settlements Worth $86M OK'd In Drug Price-Fixing MDL

    Deals for three generic-drug companies to fork over a combined $86 million to direct purchasers and indirect resellers to settle price-fixing allegations gained preliminary approval from a Philadelphia federal judge Wednesday.