VALEANT PHARM'S NORTH AMERICA v. MYLAN PHARM. INC.

2019-2402.

978 F.3d 1374 (2020)

VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS NORTH AMERICA LLC, Valeant Pharmaceuticals Ireland Ltd., Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences, Inc., Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Plaintiffs-Appellants v. MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC., Mylan Laboratories Ltd., Mylan Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Decided: November 5, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas P. Steindler , McDermott, Will & Emery LLP, Washington, DC, argued for all plaintiffs-appellants. Plaintiffs-appellants Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC, Valeant Pharmaceuticals Ireland Ltd., Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences, Inc. also represented by Ian Barnett Brooks , Christopher Michael Bruno , Paul Michael Schoenhard ; Charles H. Chevalier , Gibbons P.C., Newark, NJ.

John D. Livingstone , Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for plaintiff-appellant Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Also represented by Cora Renae Holt , Washington, DC; Charles H. Chevalier , Gibbons P.C., Newark, NJ.

Steffen Nathanael Johnson , Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Washington, DC, argued for defendants-appellees. Also represented by Adam William Burrowbridge ; Wendy L. Devine , Kristina M. Hanson , Tung On Kong , San Francisco, CA.

Before Newman, O'Malley, and Taranto, Circuit Judges.


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