TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA v. ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Civ. Nos. 02-1512-SLR, 03-120-SLR, 05-340-SLR, 05-360-SLR.

580 F.Supp.2d 345 (2008)

TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC. and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., Counterclaim Plaintiffs, v. ABBOTT LABORATORIES, Fournier Industrie Et Sante and Laboratoires Fournier S.A., Counterclaim Defendants. Impax Laboratories, Inc., Counterclaim Plaintiff, v. Abbott Laboratories, Fournier Industrie Et Sante and Laboratoires Fournier S.A., Counterclaim Defendants. In re Tricor Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litigation. In re Tricor Indirect Purchaser Antitrust Litigation.

United States District Court, D. Delaware.

October 2, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary B. Matterer, Esquire of Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE, for Impax. Of Counsel: Robert A. Van Nest, Esquire, Mark A. Lemley, Esquire, Asim M. Bhansali, Esquire, and Paula L. Blizzard, Esquire of Keker & Van Nest, San Francisco, CA; Philip J. McCabe of Kenyon & Kenyon, San Jose, CA; C. Kyle Musgrove, Esquire of Kenyon & Kenyon, Washington, DC.

Josy W. Ingersoll, Esquire, John W. Shaw, Esquire and Karen Elizabeth Keller, Esquire of Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor, Wilmington, DE, for Teva Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc., Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. and Novopharm, Ltd. Of Counsel: David M. Hashmall, Esquire and Christopher T. Holding, Esquire of Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston, MA.

Elizabeth M. McGeever, Esquire of Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE, for Walgreen Co., Eckerd Corporation, The Kroger Co., Maxi Drug, Inc. d/b/a Brooks Pharmacy, Albertson's, Inc., Safeway, Inc. and Hy-Vee, Inc., CVS Pharmacy, Inc., Rite Aid Corporation, Rite Aid Headquarters Corporation and American Sales Company, Inc.

Jeffrey S. Goddess, Esquire of Rosenthal, Monhait & Goddess, P.A., Wilmington, DE, Liason counsel for the direct purchaser class.

A. Zachary Naylor, Esquire of Chimicles & Tikellis LLP, Wilmington, DE, Liason counsel for the indirect purchaser class.

Jonathan L. Parshall, Esquire of Murphy & Landon, Wilmington, DE, for Pacifi-Care Health Systems, Inc.

Mary B. Graham, Esquire and James W. Parrett, Jr., Esquire of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE, for Abbott Laboratories. Of Counsel: William F. Cavanaugh, Jr., Esquire, Thomas W. Pippert, Esquire, Chad J. Peterman, Esquire and Alexis Deise, Esquire of Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler LLP, New York, NY.

Frederick L. Cottrell, III, Esquire and Anne Shea Gaza, Esquire of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE, for Fournier Industrie Et Sante and Laboratoires Fournier, S.A. Of Counsel: William Baer, Esquire, James Cooper, Esquire and Anne P. Davis, Esquire of Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington, DC; Timothy C. Bickham, Esquire of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC.


REVISED MEMORANDUM OPINION

SUE L. ROBINSON, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This is a consolidated antitrust action brought by various plaintiffs1 (collectively "plaintiffs") against defendant Abbott Laboratories ("Abbott"), and Fournier Industrie et Sante' and Laboratories Fournier S.A. (collectively, "defendants"). Before the court is defendants' motion for summary judgment...

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