AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS v. BARR LABORATORIES

No. 87-5253.

834 F.2d 368 (1987)

AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION, Appellant, v. BARR LABORATORIES, INC. and L. Perrigo Company.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided December 2, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marie V. Driscoll (argued), Jon A. Lewis, Townley & Updike, New York City, William J. Fiore, Meyner & Landis, Newark, N.J., Egon E. Berg, Steven J. Baron, New York City, for appellant.

Barry J. Brett (argued), Patricia L. Truscelli, Ann T. Dachs, Parker Chapin Flattau & Klimpl, New York City, Joel H. Sterns, Sterns, Herbert & Weinroth, Trenton, N.J., for appellee, L. Perrigo Co.

John G. Gilfillan, III (argued), Amy M. Riel, Marilyn D. Ludwig, Carella, Byrne, Bain & Gilfillan, Roseland, N.J., for appellee, Barr Laboratories, Inc.

Before SEITZ, HUTCHINSON, and ALDISERT, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

SEITZ, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff, American Home Products Corporation (AHP), appeals a judgment of the district court in favor of defendants Barr Laboratories (Barr) and L. Perrigo Company (Perrigo). This court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1982).

I.

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