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IN RE OXYCONTIN ANTITRUST LITIGATION

Nos. 04 Md. 1603(SHS), 11 Civ. 8153(SHS), 13 Civ. 683(SHS), 11 Civ. 2400(SHS), 11 Civ. 2038(SHS), 12 Civ. 5615(SHS), 11 Civ. 4694(SHS), 12 Civ. 897(SHS), 12 Civ. 5082(SHS), 12 Civ. 7582(SHS), 11 Civ. 2037(SHS), 12 Civ. 5083(SHS).

965 F.Supp.2d 420 (2013)

In re OXYCONTIN ANTITRUST LITIGATION. Purdue Pharma L.P., the P.F. Laboratories, Inc., Purdue Pharmaceuticals L.P., Rhodes Technologies, and Grünenthal GmbH, Plaintiffs, v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Defendant. Purdue Pharma L.P., the P.F. Laboratories, Inc., Purdue Pharmaceuticals L.P., and Rhodes Technologies, Plaintiffs, v. Epic Pharma, LLC, Defendant. Purdue Pharma L.P., the P.F. Laboratories, Inc., Purdue Pharmaceuticals L.P., Rhodes Technologies, Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, and Grünenthal GmbH, Plaintiffs, v. Impax Laboratories, Inc., Defendant. Purdue Pharma L.P., the P.F. Laboratories, Inc., Purdue Pharmaceuticals L.P., Rhodes Technologies, Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, and Grünenthal GmbH, Plaintiffs, v. Par Pharmaceutical, Inc., Defendant. Purdue Pharma L.P. and Grünenthal GmbH, Plaintiffs, v. Par Pharmaceutical, Inc., Defendant. Purdue Pharma L.P., the P.F. Laboratories, Inc., Purdue Pharmaceuticals L.P., Rhodes Technologies, Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, and Grünenthal GmbH, Plaintiffs, v. Sandoz Inc., Plaintiffs, Purdue Pharma L.P. and Grünenthal GmbH, Plaintiffs, v. Sandoz Inc., Defendant. Purdue Pharma L.P., the P.F. Laboratories, Inc., Purdue Pharmaceuticals L.P., Rhodes Technologies, and Grünenthal GmbH, Plaintiffs, v. Teva Pharmaceuticals, USA, Inc., Defendant. Purdue Pharma L.P. and Grünenthal GmbH, Plaintiffs, v. Teva Pharmaceuticals, USA, Inc., Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

August 23, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebecca R. Hermes , Adrienne P. Hale , Kelly L. Baxter , Kerstyn H. Crumb , Robert J. Goldman , Barna De , Thomas A. Wang , Ropes & Gray, LLP, East Palo Alto, CA, Brian D. Coggio , John E. Lavelle, Esq. , Mineola, NY, Chad Evin Kurtz , H. Robert Fiebach , Cozen O'Connor , Philadelphia, PA, Herbert F. Schwartz , Richard Alan Inz , Pablo Daniel Hendler , Sona De , Vikram Alexander Mathrani , Ropes & Gray LLP, Timothy E. De Masi , Pennie & Edmonds, L.L.P., Francis Dominic Cerrito , John Joseph Normile , Thomas Gerard Rowan , Jones Day, Duane-David Hough , Fish & Richardson P.C., New York, NY, Timothy C. Hester , Covington & Burling, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs.

Gary Michael Bryner , Stefan C. Grant , Steven Jeffrey Lee , Kenyon & Kenyon, Scott Jason Pashman , Cooley LLP, New York, NY, Daralyn Jeannine Durie , Joseph C. Gratz , Durie Tangri LLP, San Francisco, CA, Brook Dooley , Paula Lenore Blizzard , Quyen L. TA , Keker & Van Nest, LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Defendants.

CLAIM CONSTRUCTION OPINION & ORDER

SIDNEY H. STEIN, District Judge.

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