IN RE RELAFEN ANTITRUST LITIGATION

Master File No. 01-12239-WGY.

360 F.Supp.2d 166 (2005)

In re RELAFEN ANTITRUST LITIGATION.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

February 22, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Alper, Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane, New York, NY, for Eon Labs, Inc., Consolidated Plaintiff.

Meredyth Smith Andrus, Office of the Maryland Attorney General, Antitrust Division, Baltimore, MD, for State of Maryland, State of Oregon, State of Washington, Intervenor Plaintiffs.

Richard Alan Arnold, Kenny Nachwalter, PA, Miami, FL, for Walgreen Company, Consolidated Plaintiff.

Michael J. Boni, Kohn, Swift & Graf, Philadelphia, PA, for Meijer Distribution, Inc., Meijer, Inc., Direct Purchaser, Consolidated Plaintiffs.

Bernard J. Bonn, III, Abbey Gardy & Squitieri, New York, NY, for Glaxosmithkline PLC, Smithkline Beecham Corporation, Defendants.

Jacqueline E. Bryks, Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, New York, NY, for Meijer Distribution, Inc., Meijer, Inc., Plaintiffs.

Michael M. Buchman, Milberg, Weiss, Bershad & Schulman LLP, New York, NY, for A.F. of L. — A.G.C. Building Trades Welfare Plan, End-Payor Plaintiffs, Hy-Vee, Inc., IBEW — NECA Local 505 Health & Welfare Plan, Sheet Metal Workers Local 441 Health & Welfare Plan, Consolidated Plaintiffs.

Patrick E. Cafferty, Miller, Faucher and Cafferty, LLP, Ann Arbor, MI, for A.F. of L. — A.G.C. Building Trades Welfare Plan, End-Payor Plaintiffs, Hy-Vee, Inc., IBEW — NECA Local 505 Health & Welfare Plan, Safeway, Inc., Sheet Metal Workers Local 441 Health & Welfare Plan, Consolidated Plaintiffs.

Neill Clark, Berger & Montague, Philadelphia, PA, for Meijer Distribution, Inc., Meijer, Inc., Plaintiffs.

Eric Cramer, Berger & Montague, Philadelphia, PA, for Meijer Distribution, Inc., Meijer, Inc., Plaintiffs.

Brett T. DeLange, Idaho Attorney General's Office, Consumer Protection Unit, Boise, ID, for State of Idaho, Intervenor Plaintiff.

Glen DeValerio, Berman DeValerio Pease Tabacco Burt & Pucillo, Boston, for Smithfield Foods, Inc, Louise Houchins, Consolidated Plaintiffs.

Kathleen M. Donovan-Maher, Berman DeValerio Pease Tabacco Burt & Pucillo, Boston, for Louise Houchins, Consolidated Plaintiff.

Ruth T. Dowling, Palmer & Dodge, LLP, Boston, for Eon Labs, Inc., Consolidated Plaintiff.

Nancy F. Gans, Moulton & Gans, PC, Boston, for Meijer Distribution, Inc., Meijer, Inc., Plaintiffs.

George G. Gordon, Dechert LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Glaxosmithkline PLC, Smithkline Beecham Corporation, Defendants.

Michael R. Gottfried, Duane Morris LLP, Boston, for Express Scripts, Inc, Medco Health Solutions, Inc., Objectors.

Daniel E. Gustafson, Heins Mills & Olson, P.L.C., Minneapolis, MN, for A.F. of L. — A.G.C. Building Trades Welfare Plan, End-Payor Plaintiffs, Hy-Vee, Inc., IBEW — NECA Local 505 Health & Welfare Plan, Sheet Metal Workers Local 441 Health & Welfare Plan Consolidated Plaintiffs.

Richard C. Heidlage, Attorney General's Office, Boston, for State of Arkansas, State of Idaho, State of Illinois, State of Maryland, State of Oregon, State of Washington, Intervenor Plaintiffs.

Samuel D. Heins, Heins Mills & Olson, P.L.C., Minneapolis, MN, for A.F. of L. — A.G.C. Building Trades Welfare Plan, End-Payor Plaintiffs, Hy-Vee, Inc., IBEW — NECA Local 505 Health & Welfare Plan, Sheet Metal Workers Local 441 Health & Welfare Plan, Consolidated Plaintiffs.

Theodore M. Hess-Mahan, Shapiro Haber & Urmy LLP, Boston, for Direct Purchaser, Elliot Franklin, Consolidated Plaintiffs.

Timothy C. Hester, Covington & Burling, Washington, DC, for Glaxosmithkline PLC, Smithkline Beecham Corporation, Beecham Group PLC, Consolidated Defendants.

Elizabeth J. Holland, Kenyon & Kenyon, New York, NY, for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Consolidated Plaintiffs.

Mayme A. Holt-Brown, Percy, Smith, Foote, & Gadel, LLP, Alexandria, LA, for Teamsters Local No. 35 Heath Plans, Elliot Franklin, Patrick J. Lynch, Consolidated Plaintiffs.

Donivan Irby, Office of Attorney General of Washington, Seattle, WA, for State of Washington, Intervenor Plaintiff.

Michael J. Kane, Mager White & Goldstein LLP, Jenkintown, PA, for Barbara Brown, Consolidated Plaintiff.

Robert N. Kaplan, Kaplan, Fox & Kilsheimer LLP, New York, NY, for Meijer Distribution, Inc., Meijer, Inc., Plaintiffs.

Kevin T. Kerns, Dechert LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Glaxosmithkline PLC, Smithkline Beecham Corporation, Defendants.

Richard J. Kilsheimer, Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP, New York, NY, for Meijer Distribution, Inc., Meijer, Inc., Plaintiffs.

Peter Kohn, Berger & Montague, Philadelphia, PA, for Meijer Distribution, Inc., Meijer, Inc., Plaintiffs.

Steven J. Lee, Kenyon & Kenyon, New York, NY, for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Consolidated Plaintiffs.

Theodore M. Leiverman, Spector, Roseman & Kodroff, Philadelphia, PA, for A.F. of L. — A.G.C. Building Trades Welfare Plan, End-Payor Plaintiffs, IBEW — NECA Local 505 Health & Welfare Plan, Sheet Metal Workers Local 441 Health & Welfare Plan, Consolidated Plaintiffs.

Lester L. Levy, Wolf, popper, Ross, Wolf & Jones, New York, NY, for Barbara Brown, Consolidated Plaintiff.

Richard D Margiano, Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman and Pavane, New York, NY, for Eon Labs, Inc., Consolidated Plaintiff.

James W. Matthews, Sherin and Lodgen LLP, Boston, for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., CVS Meridian, Inc., Rite Aid Corp., Consolidated Plaintiffs.

Robert J. Muldoon, Jr., Sherin & Lodgen LLP, Boston, for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., CVS Meridian, Inc., Rite Aid Corp., Consolidated Plaintiffs.

Jonathan D. Mutch, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., Boston, for Insurer Group, End-Payor Plaintiffs, Consolidated Plaintiffs.

Dianne M. Nast, Roda & Nast, P.C., Lancaster, PA, for SAJ Distributors, Inc., Stephen L. LaFrance Holdings, Inc., Interested Partys.

Tim D. Nord, Oregon Department of Justice, Salem, OR, for State of Oregon, Intervenor Plaintiff.

Edward Notargiacomo, Hagens Berman LLP, Cambridge, for A.F. of L. — A.G.C. Building Trades Welfare Plan, End-Payor Plaintiffs, Hy-Vee, Inc., IBEW — NECA Local 505 Health & Welfare Plan, Safeway, Inc., Sheet Metal Workers Local 441 Health & Welfare Plan, Barbara Brown, Jennifer Kravitz, Consolidated Plaintiffs.

Linda P. Nussbaum, Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, New York, NY, for Meijer Distribution, Inc., Meijer, Inc., Plaintiffs.

Joseph Opper, Garwin, Bronzaft, Gerstein & Fisher, New York, NY, for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Consolidated Plaintiffs.

Margaret H. Paget, Sherin & Lodgen, Boston, for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Consolidated Plaintiffs.

David K. Park, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, New York, NY, for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Consolidated Plaintiffs.

David Pastor, Gilman and Pastor, LLP, Saugus, for Tyler Fox, Consolidated Plaintiff.

Douglas H. Patton, Dewsnup, King & Olsen, Salt Lake City, UT, for Teamsters Local No. 35 Heath Plans, Walgreen Company, Elliot Franklin, Patrick J. Lynch, CVS Meridian, Inc., Direct Purchaser, Consolidated Plaintiffs.

Bernard Persky, Goodkind, Labaton, Rudoff & Sucharow, LLP, New York, NY, for Meijer Distribution, Inc., Plaintiff.

Scott E. Perwin, Kenny, Nachwalter, Seymour, Arnold, Critchlow & Spector, Miami, FL, for Albertson's, Inc., Eckerd Corporation, Hy-Vee, Inc., Kroger Co., The, Walgreen Company, Consolidated Plaintiffs.

Bradford J. Phelps, Office of the Attorney General of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR, for State of Arkansas, Intervenor Plaintiff.

Matthew A. Porter, Dechert LLP, Boston, for Glaxosmithkline PLC, Smithkline Beecham Corporation, Carl J. Rose, Richard K. Anderson, Consolidated Defendants.

Robert W Pratt, Office of the Illinois Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for State of Illinois, Intervenor Plaintiff.

Barry L. Refsin, Hangley, Aronghick, Segal & Pudlin, Philadelphia, PA, for CVS Meridian, Inc., Consolidated Plaintiff.

J. Douglas Richards, Milberg, Weiss, Berhsad & Schulman LLP, New York, NY, for A.F. of L. — A.G.C. Building Trades Welfare Plan, End-Payor Plaintiffs, Hy-Vee, Inc., IBEW — NECA Local 505 Health & Welfare Plan, Sheet Metal Workers Local 441 Health & Welfare Plan, Consolidated Plaintiffs.

William H. Rooney, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, New York, NY, for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Consolidated Plaintiffs.

Hollis L. Salzman, Goodkind, Labaton, Rudoff & Sucharow, LLP, New York, NY, for Meijer Distribution, Inc., Plaintiff.

L. Kendall Satterfield, Finkelstein, Thompson & Loughran, Washington, DC, for Direct Purchaser, Consolidated Plaintiff.

Stephen H. Schwartz, Garwin, Bronzaft, Gerstein & Fisher, New York, NY, for Direct Purchaser, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Consolidated Plaintiffs.

Thane D. Scott, Palmer & Dodge, LLP, Boston, for Eon Labs, Inc., Consolidated Plaintiff.

Steve D. Shadowen, Hangley, Aronchick, Segal & Pudlin, Harrisburg, PA, for CVS Meridian, Inc., Consolidated Plaintiff.

Jay B. Shapiro, Stearns, Weaver, Miller, Weissler, Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.C., FL, for Direct Purchaser, Consolidated Plaintiff.

Thomas G. Shapiro, Shapiro Haber & Urmy LLP, Boston, for Meijer Distribution, Inc., Meijer, Inc., Direct Purchaser, Teamsters Local No. 35 Heath Plans, Elliot Franklin, Patrick J. Lynch, Consolidated Plaintiffs.

W. Scott Simmer, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., Washington, DC, for End-Payor Plaintiffs, Consolidated Plaintiff.

Christopher N. Sipes, Covington & Burling, Washington, DC, for Glaxosmithkline PLC, Smithkline Beecham Corporation, Beecham Group PLC, Consolidated Defendants.

David P. Smith, Percy, Smith, Foote, & Gadel, LLP, Alexandria, LA, for Teamsters Local No. 35 Heath Plans, Elliot Franklin, Patrick J. Lynch, Consolidated Plaintiffs.

Thomas M. Sobol, Hagens Berman LLP, Boston, for A.F. of L. — A.G.C. Building Trades Welfare Plan, End-Payor Plaintiffs, Hy-Vee, Inc., IBEW — NECA Local 505 Health & Welfare Plan, Sheet Metal Workers Local 441 Health & Welfare Plan, Consolidated Plaintiffs.

Eugene A. Spector, Spector & Roseman, Philadelphia, PA, for A.F. of L. — A.G.C. Building Trades Welfare Plan, End-Payor Plaintiffs, Hy-Vee, Inc., IBEW — NECA Local 505 Health & Welfare Plan, Sheet Metal Workers Local 441 Health & Welfare Plan, Consolidated Plaintiffs.

David M. Stark, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, New York, NY, for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Consolidated Plaintiffs.

Archana Tamoshunas, Garwin, Bronzaft, Gerstein & Fisher, New York, NY, for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Consolidated Plaintiffs.

Joseph A. Tate, Dechert LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Glaxosmithkline PLC, Smithkline Beecham Corporation, Defendants.

Michelle M. Teed, Oregon Department of Justice, Salem, OR, for State of Oregon, Intervenor Plaintiff.

Richard M. Volin, Thompson & Loughran Duvall Foundry, Washington, DC, for Direct Purchaser, Consolidated Plaintiff.

Ann D. White, Mager White & Goldstein LLP, Jenkintown, PA, for Barbara Brown, Consolidated Plaintiff.

K. Craig Wildfang, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN, for End-Payor Plaintiffs, Consolidated Plaintiff.

Pamela A. Zorn, Sherin and Lodgen LLP, Boston, for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., CVS Meridian, Inc., Rite Aid Corp., Consolidated Plaintiffs.


SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM CLARIFYING THE PRESENT STATUS OF THESE PROCEEDINGS AND SETTING FORTH THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR FURTHER JUDICIAL ACTION

YOUNG, Chief Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This case is a consolidated action against SmithKline Beecham Corporation and GlaxoSmithKline PLC (collectively "SmithKline") by multiple parties. The plaintiffs include SmithKline competitor Eon Labs; pharmaceutical wholesalers that purchased Relafen directly...

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