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Haug Partners LLP

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Amgen Inc.: Jury Finds Rebate Offers on Bundled Drugs in Exchange for Exclusive Formulary...

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On May 15, 2025, a federal jury in Delaware district court determined that Defendant Amgen Inc. (“Amgen”) violated antitrust and tort laws, and awarded $406.8 million in damages to Plaintiff Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc....more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Cigna Sues Bristol Myers Squibb Alleging Scheme to Block Generic Drug

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Cigna filed a lawsuit on June 24 in Manhattan federal court accusing Bristol Myers Squibb of unlawfully blocking generic versions of its blood cancer drug, Pomalyst, from entering the market. The suit also names Celgene, a...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

This Week in 340B: June 24 – 30, 2025

Find this week’s updates on 340B litigation to help you stay in the know on how 340B cases are developing across the country. Each week we comb through the dockets of more than 50 340B cases to provide you with a quick...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

This Week in 340B: June 10 – 16, 2025

Find this week’s updates on 340B litigation to help you stay in the know on how 340B cases are developing across the country. Each week we comb through the dockets of more than 50 340B cases to provide you with a quick...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

FTC and DOJ Announce Listening Sessions on Lowering American’s Drug Prices

On April 15, 2025, President Donald Trump issued  Executive Order No. 14273, “Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting Americans First, ” which outlines a series of targeted actions to lower prescription drug costs and...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

States Seeking Remedies for the Rising Costs of Prescription Drugs

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As expected, the lawsuits have commenced following the enactment of the Arkansas legislation prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers (PBM’s) from owning or operating actual pharmacies within the state. Michigan has filed its...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

This Week in 340B: May 6 – 12, 2025

Find this week’s updates on 340B litigation to help you stay in the know on how 340B cases are developing across the country. Each week we comb through the dockets of more than 50 340B cases to provide you with a quick...more

Goodwin

Antitrust Life Sciences Quarterly Update 2025 Q1

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While M&A activity slowed in the first quarter of 2025, including in life sciences, there have been plenty of noteworthy developments in the antitrust space in the first 100 days of the Trump administration....more

Kerr Russell

Michigan AG Alleges Anticompetitive Agreement Between Pharmacy Benefit Managers

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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel sued Express Scripts Inc. and Prime Therapeutics LLC, two pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on Monday, April 28, 2025....more

A&O Shearman

District Court Of Connecticut Largely Denies Generic Drug Manufacturers’ “Unusual” Dismissal Motion Targeting Specific Types Of...

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On November 12, 2024, Judge Michael P. Shea of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut granted in part and denied in part a joint motion to dismiss submitted by thirty-six defendant drug manufacturers...more

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The Interplay: Key Decisions at the Intersection of Antitrust & Life Sciences - March 2024

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Calls for Removal of Device Patents Listed in the Orange Book Continue. FTC and Congressional action scrutinizing allegedly “improper” Orange Book listings continued apace in the first few months of 2024. ...more

Goodwin

Year in Review: Top Legal Developments of 2023

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​​​​​​​As we settle into 2024, we reflect on the significant legal developments of 2023 that hold potential impact on the biologics and biosimilars market. The following is a recap of some of the top five legal decisions and...more

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Ustekinumab Antitrust Litigation

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On December 7, 2023, a group of health insurers and health insurance administrators filed a class action complaint against Johnson & Johnson and Janssen Biotech, Inc. (collectively “J&J”) in the Eastern District of Virginia...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Attorneys Collect $23.3M Payday in EDVA Antitrust Settlement

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On October 18, Judge Rebecca Beach Smith of the Eastern District of Virginia approved a $70 million settlement in an antitrust case, with more than $23.3 million awarded to the plaintiffs’ attorneys. This case helpfully...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Jury Finds Gilead and Teva Did Not Engage in an Anticompetitive Pay-for-Delay Scheme for HIV Drugs

On June 30, 2023, a jury in the Northern District of California found Gilead and Teva not liable in a trial accusing the companies of engaging in an illegal reverse payment to delay generic versions of two HIV drugs, Truvada...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

This Week in 340B: January 2023 #5

This weekly series provides brief summaries to help you stay in the know on how 340B cases are developing across the country. Each week we comb through the dockets on more than 40 340B cases to provide you with a quick...more

Goodwin

Amgen Moves to Dismiss and to Stay Regeneron’s Antitrust Case

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​​​​​​​We previously reported on Regeneron’s antitrust suit against Amgen in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Amgen recently filed a motion to dismiss Regeneron’s Complaint and a motion to stay the case....more

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Regeneron Files Antitrust Lawsuit Accusing Amgen of Engaging in a Persistent Exclusionary Campaign to Deny Patients Access to...

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Late last week, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. filed an antitrust complaint against Amgen Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.  Regeneron alleges that “Amgen is engaged in a persistent exclusionary...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Healthcare & Life Sciences: Drug Pricing Digest - January 2022 #2

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340B PROGRAM - Further State Legislation Seeks to Regulate PBMs in Relation to 340B: Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, and New Hampshire recently introduced legislation aiming to regulate pharmacy benefit managers...more

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Year in Review: Top Legal Developments of 2021 Impacting Biosimilars

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As we close out another calendar year, we look back at the top legal developments of 2021 that could influence the market for biologics and biosimilars. There were many interesting decisions and other developments in district...more

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J&J and Pfizer Settle Remicade Biosimilar Antitrust Suit

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On July 20, 2021, after nearly four years of litigation, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Pfizer have agreed to dismiss all claims asserted in the antitrust suit brought by Pfizer in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania regarding...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

[Remote Event] Health Care Antitrust Under President Biden - What Health Care Companies May Expect By Way Of Antitrust Policy And...

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After a turbulent year that roiled the economy, and the health care sector more than most, the Democrats emerged with control of both the White House and Congress for the first time since 2014. Business leaders and in-house...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Hello, Old Friend: Where Have You Been? French Antitrust Agency Levies Eye-Watering $510 Million Fine on Three Pharmaceutical...

The concept of dominance plays a pivotal role in European antitrust law. The creation or strengthening of a dominant position is an example of the “significant impediment to effective competition” that grounds the prohibition...more

Smart & Biggar

Proposed class action alleges generic manufacturers conspired to price-fix and allocate generic market

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On June 3, 2020, a proposed class action was commenced against over 50 generic drug manufacturers... The claim alleges that the generic drug manufacturers violated the Competition Act by conspiring to allocate the market, fix...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

2019 Pharmaceutical Antitrust Round-Up: A Year in Pay for Delay [Part 2]

Yesterday we discussed 2019’s most significant developments in challenges to reverse-payment settlements. Today we continue our analysis of recent trends in pharmaceutical antitrust actions with a discussion of cases...more

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