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IN RE LOESTRIN 24 FE ANTITRUST LITIGATION

Nos. 14-2071, 15-1250.

814 F.3d 538 (2016)

In re LOESTRIN 24 FE ANTITRUST LITIGATION. American Sales Company, LLC, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated; Rochester Drug Co-Operative, Inc., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, Appellants, City of Providence, Rhode Island, individually and on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated; United Food And Commercial Workers Local 1776 & Participating Employers Health and Welfare Fund, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; New York Hotel Trades Council & Hotel Association of New York City, Inc. Health Benefits Fund, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Fraternal Order of POLICE, Fort Lauderdale Lodge 31, Insurance Trust Fund, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Electrical Workers 242 & 294 Healthcare & Welfare Fund, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; DENISE LOY, a resident citizen of the State of Florida, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Melisa Chrestman, a resident citizen of the State of Tennessee, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Mary Alexander, a resident citizen of the State of North Carolina, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Painters District Council No. 30 Health & Welfare Fund, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Teamsters Local 237 Welfare Benefits Fund, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Laborers International Union of North America Local 35 Health Care Fund, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated; Allied Services Division Welfare Fund, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated; Walgreen Co.; The Kroger Co.; Safeway, Inc.; Albertson's, LLC; Heb Grocery Company L.P., Plaintiffs, v. Warner Chilcott Company, LLC; Warner Chilcott Public Limited Company; Warner Chilcott Holdings Company III, Ltd.; Warner Chilcott Corporation, LLC, f/k/a Warner Chilcott Company, Inc.; Warner Chilcott (US), LLC; Warner Chilcott Sales (US), LLC; Warner Chilcott Laboratories Ireland Limited; Warner Chilcott Company; Actavis, Inc., f/k/a Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Watson Laboratories, Inc.; Lupin Ltd.; Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

February 22, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Sobol , with whom Kristen A. Johnson , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, LLP, Joseph H. Meltzer , Terence S. Ziegler , Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP, David F. Sorensen , Michael Kane , Berger & Montague, PC, Peter R. Kohn , Neill W. Clark , and Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, were on brief, for Direct-Purchasers' appellants.

Mark S. Hegedus , Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, Federal Trade Commission, with whom Jonathan E. Nuechterlein , General Counsel, Joel Marcus , Director of Litigation, Deborah L. Feinstein , Director, Stephen Weissman , Deputy Director, Markus H. Meier , Assistant Director, Bradley S. Albert , Deputy Assistant Director, and Jamie R. Towey , Attorney, Bureau of Competition, were on brief, of the Federal Trade Commission as amicus curiae in support of appellants.

Steve D. Shadowen , Interim Co-Lead Counsel, with whom Elizabeth Arthur , Matthew C. Weiner , Hilliard & Shadowen LLP, Donald A. Migliori , Michael M. Buchman , John A. Ioannou , Motley Law LLC, were on brief, for End-Payors' appellants.

Robert A. Milne , with whom Jack E. Pace III , Alison Hanstead , J. Mark Gidley , Peter J. Carney , White & Case LLP, John A. Tarantino, Nicole J. Benjamin and Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C., were on brief, for appellees Warner companies.

Leiv Blad, Jr. , with whom Zarema A. Jaramillo and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, were on brief, for appellees Lupin Limited and Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Scott E. Perwin , Lauren C. Ravkind , Anna T. Neill , Kenny Nachwalter P.A., Paul J. Skiermont , Skiermont Puckett LLP, S. Michael Levin , Barry L. Refsin , Monica L. Rebuck and Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, on amicus brief of Walgreen Co., The Kroger Co., Safeway, Inc., Albertson's LLC, HEB Grocery Company, LP, Rite Aid Corporation and CVS Pharmacy, Inc.

Kenneth A. Wexler and Wexler Wallace LLP, on amicus brief on behalf of 70 Law, Economics, and Business Professors and the American Antitrust Institute.

Janet T. Mills , Attorney General of Maine, on amicus brief of the States of Maine, California, Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington.

Daniel S. Francis , D. Bruce Hoffman , Hunton & Williams LLP, Linda E. Kelly , Quentin Riegel , Manufacturers' Center for Legal Action, on amicus brief of National Association of Manufacturers.

Richard A. Samp , Mark S. Chenoweth , and Washington Legal Foundation, on amicus brief of Washington Legal Foundation.

Christopher T. Holding , William M. Jay , Brian T. Burgess , and Goodwin Procter LLP, on amicus brief of Generic Pharmaceutical Association.

Andrew Lazerow , Ashley Bass , Stephen Bartenstein and Covington & Burling LLP, on amicus brief of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.

Burt M. Rublin , Stephen J. Kastenberg , Jessica M. Anthony , Barbara A. Schwartz and Ballard Spahr LLP, on amicus brief of Antitrust Economists.

David A. Balto , James J. Kovacs and Law Offices of David A. Balto, on amicus brief of Consumer Action, AARP, U.S. Public Interest and Research Group, Public Citizen, Families USA, and Consumers Union.

Before TORRUELLA, LYNCH, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.

This appeal arises from several pharmaceutical antitrust actions that were consolidated and transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island by the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation.

Defendant Warner Chilcott ("Warner") is a brand-name drug manufacturer that...

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