MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE v. ABBVIE INC.

No. 20-2402.

42 F.4th 709 (2022)

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ABBVIE INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 1, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory S. Asciolla , Matthew Perez, Esq. , Attorneys, Labaton Sucharow LLP, New York, NY, Lauren G. Barnes , Tom Sobol , Attorneys, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, LLP, Boston, MA, Karin E. Garvey , Attorney, DiCello Levitt Gutzler, New York, NY, Dena C. Sharp , Attorney, Girard Sharp LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

James F. Hurst , Diana M. Watral , Attorneys, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees AbbVie Inc., AbbVie Biotechnology Ltd.

Steven J. Horowitz , Bruce Roger Braun, I, Esq. , Attorneys, Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee Amgen Inc.

John H. Chung , Robert A. Milne , Kathryn Swisher , Martin M. Toto , Attorneys, White & Case, New York, NY, Brian P. Quinn , Ian T. Simmons , Attorneys, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC, Carolyn P. Gurland , Attorney, White & Case, Chicago, IL, Sondra Hemeryck , Thomas Bernard Quinn , Attorneys, Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee Samsung Bioepis Co. Ltd.

William Connor Lavery , Michael J. Perry , Stephen Weissman , Attorneys, Baker Botts LLP, Washington, DC, Christopher J. Letkewicz , Attorney, Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee Sandoz, Inc.

Michael Carrier , Attorney, Rutgers School of Law, Camden, NJ, for Amicus Curiae 66 Law, Economics, Business, and Medical Professors.

Scott E. Perwin , Attorney, Kenny Nachwalter, P.A., Miami, FL, for Amicus Curiae National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Incorporated.

James B. Zouras , Attorney, Stephan Zouras, LLP, Chicago, IL, for Amicus Curiae Consumer Action and U.S. Public Interest Research Group.

Bradley Grossman , Attorney, Federal Trade Commission, Office of the General Counsel, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Federal Trade Commission.

Nathaniel Hopkin , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Seattle, WA, for Amici Curiae States of Washington, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Adam J. Levitt , Attorney, DiCello Levitt Gutzler LLC, Chicago, IL, for Amicus Curiae Open Markets Institute.

John Mercer Masslon, II , Attorney, Washington Legal Foundation, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Washington Legal Foundation.

Mark W. Mosier , Attorney, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.

Patrick M. Kuhlmann , Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae United States of America.

Jeffrey W. Brennan , Attorney, McDermott, Will & Emery, Washington, DC, for Amici Curiae Donald J. Boudreaux, Law and Economics Professors.

Before Easterbrook, Wood, and Kirsch, Circuit Judges.


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