IN RE ZETIA (EZETIMIBE) ANTITRUST LITIGATION

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr. , GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP, Los Angeles, California, for Appellants. Thomas M. Sobol , HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP, Cambridge, Massachusetts, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Eric J. Stock , New York, New York, Veronica S. Lewis , Ashley Johnson , Dallas, Texas, Samuel J. Liversidge , Christopher D. Dusseault , Bradley J. Hamburger , Daniel R. Adler , GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP, Los Angeles, California; Stephen E. Noona , KAUFMAN & CANOLES, P.C., Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellants Merck & Co., Inc.; Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.; Schering-Plough Corp.; Schering Corp.; and MSP Singapore Co. LLC, Steven A. Reed , R. Brendan Fee , Zachary M. Johns , Jessica J. Taticchi , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Stacey Anne Mahoney , MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP, New York, New York; Richard H. Ottinger , Dustin M. Paul , Jennifer L. Eaton , VANDEVENTER BLACK LLP, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellants Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA. Erin C. Burns , Hannah Schwarzchild , Bradley J. Vettraino , HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP, Cambridge, Massachusetts, for Appellee FWK Holdings, LLC and the Direct Purchaser Class. William H. Monroe, Jr. , Marc C. Greco , Kip A. Harbison , Michael A. Glasser , GLASSER & GLASSER, P.L.C., Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellees FWK Holdings, LLC; César Castillo, Inc.; and Rochester Drug Co-Operative, Inc. John D. Radice , RADICE LAW FIRM, P.C., Princeton, New Jersey; Paul E. Slater , Joseph M. Vanek , David P. Germaine , Alberto Rodriguez , SPERLING & SLATER, P.C., Chicago, Illinois; Michael Roberts , Stephanie Smith , Karen Halbert , Will Wilson , ROBERTS LAW FIRM, P.A., Little Rock, Arkansas; Sharon K. Robertson , Donna M. Evans , COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL PLLC, New York, New York; Steve D. Shadowen , Matthew C. Weiner , HILLIARD & SHADOWEN LLP, Austin, Texas; Joseph H. Meltzer , Terence S. Ziegler , KESSLER TOPAZ MELTZER & CHECK LLP, Radnor, Pennsylvania, for Appellee FWK Holdings, LLC and the Direct Purchaser Class. Linda P. Nussbaum , NUSSBAUM LAW GROUP, P.C., New York, New York; Jayne A. Goldstein , SHEPHERD, FINKELMAN, MILLER & SHAH, LLP, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for Appellee César Castillo and the Direct Purchaser Class. David F. Sorensen , Ellen T. Noteware , Nicholas Urban , BERGER MONTAGUE PC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Barry Taus , Archana Tamoschunas , Kevin Landau , TAUS, CEBULASH & LANDAU, LLC, New York, New York; Peter R. Kohn , Joseph T. Lukens , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Bradley J. Demuth , FARUQI & FARUQI, LLP, New York, New York, for Appellee Rochester Drug Co-Coperative, Inc. and the Direct Purchaser Class.

Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge Floyd wrote the opinion, in which Judge Niemeyer and Judge Rushing joined. Judge Niemeyer wrote a separate concurring opinion.