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SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORP. v. ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Nos. 11-17357, 11-17373.

740 F.3d 471 (2014)

SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION, dba GlaxoSmithKline, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ABBOTT LABORATORIES, Defendant-Appellant. SmithKline Beecham Corporation, dba GlaxoSmithKline, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Abbott Laboratories, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed January 21, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel B. Levin (argued), Jeffrey I. Weinberger , Stuart N. Senator , Keith R.D. Hamilton , Kathryn A. Eidman , Munger, Tolles, & Olson LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Krista Enns , San Francisco, CA, Winston & Strawn LLP; James F. Hurst , Samuel S. Park , Chicago, IL, Winston & Strawn LLP; Charles B. Klein , Steffen N. Johnson , Matthew A. Campbell , Jacob R. Loshin , Winston & Strawn LLP, Washington, D.C., for Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

Lisa S. Blatt (argued), Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington, D.C.; Brian J. Hennigan (argued), Alexander F. Wiles , Carlos R. Moreno , Trevor V. Stockinger , Lillie A. Werner , Christopher Beatty , Andrew Ow , Irell & Manella LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Sarah M. Harris , Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington, D.C., for Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Shelbi D. Day , Tara L. Borelli , Jon W. Davidson , Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., Los Angeles, CA, for Amicus Curiae.

Before: SCHROEDER, REINHARDT, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:

The central question in this appeal arises out of a lawsuit brought by Smith-Kline Beecham (GSK) against Abbott Laboratories (Abbott) that contains antitrust, contract, and unfair trade practice (UTPA) claims. The dispute relates to a licensing agreement and the pricing of HIV medications, the latter being a subject of considerable controversy in the gay community. GSK's claims center on the contention that Abbott violated...

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