Connecticut et al v. Sandoz, Inc. et al

  1. December 15, 2025

    States Fight Sandoz Bid To Argue Duplication In Generics Row

    Multiple attorneys general have told a Connecticut federal court that Sandoz Inc. and Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc. can't claim the states' grievances over allegations of price fixing are duplicative of claims that were already settled, since there are some claims and forms of relief that only state plaintiffs can seek.

  2. December 04, 2025

    Pharma Cos. Denied Early Win In States' Price-Fixing Suit

    Twenty-six pharmaceutical companies failed to secure a quick win on overarching conspiracy claims in an antitrust case by the attorneys general of Connecticut and most other states, with a federal judge finding the "substantial bulk of evidence" points toward a broad industry scheme to fix 98 dermatology drug prices.

  3. November 20, 2025

    Pharma Cos. Seek Early Win In States' Price-Fixing Lawsuit

    A collection of states failed to prove an overarching conspiracy among 25 separate pharmaceutical companies to fix the prices of generic drugs, most of them dermatology formulations, the drugmakers argued Wednesday in support of a bid for an early win on one element of dozens of antitrust claims.

  4. October 31, 2025

    Drugmakers Can't End States' Dermatology Price-Fixing Suits

    A Connecticut federal judge on Friday refused to throw out the vast majority of claims in a nationwide antitrust enforcement action accusing a long list of pharmaceutical companies of fixing the prices of generic dermatology drugs, rejecting the companies' argument that the claims were filed too late.

  5. September 11, 2025

    States Push Conn. Court To Ban Generic Drug Price-Fixing

    A court order is necessary to prevent pharmaceutical companies and their executives from illegally fixing the prices of generic drugs, a coalition of state enforcers have told a Connecticut federal judge, arguing there is a "reasonable expectation" that the allegedly anticompetitive behavior at the center of multidistrict litigation will happen again.

  6. August 28, 2025

    SC Ends Sandoz, Novartis Price-Fixing Claims For $2.4M

    A Connecticut federal judge on Thursday approved South Carolina's request to dismiss its generic drug price-fixing claims from three multistate lawsuits against Sandoz Inc., Sandoz AG, Novartis AG and Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc., four months after the parties filed a notice of settlement.

  7. August 20, 2025

    State AGs Sidelined From Sandoz Price-Fixing Deal

    A group of over 40 states and territories cannot intervene in a $275 million settlement resolving generic-drug price-fixing claims against Sandoz because they only have a nominal interest in the suit that fails to confer standing, a Pennsylvania federal judge said.

  8. August 14, 2025

    AGs' Dermatology Price-Fixing Case Not A Copy, Judge Says

    A nationwide antitrust enforcement action alleging that pharmaceutical companies fixed prices of generic dermatology drugs can proceed despite the defendants' contention that it's virtually the same as two others that were filed first, a Connecticut federal judge has ruled.

  9. August 06, 2025

    State AGs Want Final OK For $39M Apotex Price-Fixing Deal

    Nearly every state attorney general in the country has asked a Connecticut federal judge to give final approval to a $39.1 million deal to settle claims that drugmaker Apotex Corp. schemed with others to fix prices and allocate markets for generic drugs, noting that the Florida-based company has already made the payment.

  10. July 30, 2025

    Fla. AG Allowed To Drop Sandoz Generics Price-Fixing Claims

    After several months of wrangling over the terms of a $10 million generic drug price-fixing settlement, a Connecticut federal judge on Wednesday granted Florida's request to permanently drop its claims against Sandoz, finding that it would be an abuse of discretion to hold up the resolution any longer.