IN RE LIDODERM ANTITRUST LITIGATION

Case No. 14-md-02521-WHO.

IN RE LIDODERM ANTITRUST LITIGATION.

United States District Court, N.D. California.

February 21, 2017.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 28 U.S.C. § 1331
Cause: 28 U.S.C. § 1331 Fed. Question
Nature of Suit: 410 Anti-Trust
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776 & Participating Employers Health and Welfare Fund, Plaintiff, represented by Brian O. O'Mara , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP.

United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776 & Participating Employers Health and Welfare Fund, Plaintiff, represented by Christina H. Sharp , Girard Gibbs LLP, Gregory S. Asciolla , Labaton Sucharow LLP, J. Douglas Richards , Cohen, Milstein, Sellers and Toll PLLC, Jeffrey L. Kodroff , Spector Roseman & Kodroff & Willis,P.C., Renae Diane Steiner , Heins Mills & Olson, P.L.C., Robert Samuel Kitchenoff , Weinstein Kitchenoff and Asher LLC, Robert William Sink , Law Offices of Robert W. Sink, Sharon K. Robertson , Cohen, Milstein, Sellers and Toll PLLC, Vincent J. Esades , Heins Mills & Olson, P.L.C., Andrew Michael Purdy , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, pro hac vice, Daniel C. Girard , Girard Gibbs LLP, David W. Mitchell , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, David S. Nalven , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Deborah R. Willig , Willig Williams & Davidson, Domenico Minerva , Douglas R. Plymale , The Dugan Law Firm, Garrett D. Blanchfield, Jr. , Reinhardt Wendorf & Blanchfield, Jacob Alexander Goldberg , The Rosen Law Firm, P.A., James R. Dugan, II , The Dugan Law Firm, Jayne Arnold Goldstein , Shepherd Finkelman Miller & Shah LLP, pro hac vice, John Andrew Ioannou , New York State Attorney General's Office, pro hac vice, Joseph C. Kohn , Kohn, Swift and Graf, P.C., Joseph R. Saveri , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, Inc., Joshua P. Davis , Joseph Saveri Law Firm Inc, Krishna Brian Narine , Meredith Narine, Lee Albert , Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, Lori A. Fanning , Miller Law LLC, pro hac vice, Marvin Alan Miller , Miller Law LLC, Michael Morris Buchman , Motley Rice LLC, pro hac vice, Michael P. Thorton , Thornton Naumes LLP, Natalie Finkelman Bennett , Shepherd, Finkelman, Miller & Shah, LLP, Noah Axler , Axler Goldich, Peter G.A. Safirstein , Morgan & Morgan, Ralph B. Kalfayan , Krause Kalfayan Benink & Slavens, Ryan James McEwan , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, Inc., Scott M. Grzenczyk , Girard Gibbs LLP, Stephen E. Connolly , Connolly Wells & Gray LLP, Stephen C. Richman , Markowitz & Richman, Steve D. Shadowen , Hilliard Shadowen, LLP, William E. Hoese , Kohn Swift & Graf PC & William H. London , Freed Kanner London & Millen LLC.

Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 178 Health & Welfare Trust Fund, Plaintiff, represented by Lionel Z. Glancy , Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, Daniel C. Girard , Girard Gibbs LLP & David S. Nalven , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP.

Local 17 Hospitality Benefit Fund, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Michael Purdy , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, pro hac vice, Daniel C. Girard , Girard Gibbs LLP, David S. Nalven , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Joseph R. Saveri , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, Inc., Joshua P. Davis , Joseph Saveri Law Firm Inc & Ryan James McEwan , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, Inc..

Steven Roller, Plaintiff, represented by Amanda Marie Friedman , Krause Kalfayan Benink and Slavens LLP, Andrew Michael Purdy , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, pro hac vice, Christina H. Sharp , Girard Gibbs LLP, Daniel C. Girard , Girard Gibbs LLP, David S. Nalven , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Joseph R. Saveri , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, Inc., Joshua P. Davis , Joseph Saveri Law Firm Inc, Ralph B. Kalfayan , Krause Kalfayan Benink & Slavens & Ryan James McEwan , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, Inc..

Fraternal Order of Police, Fort Lauderdale Lodge 31, Insurance Trust Fund, Plaintiff, represented by Christina H. Sharp , Girard Gibbs LLP, Daniel C. Girard , Girard Gibbs LLP, David S. Nalven , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Jayne Arnold Goldstein , Shepherd Finkelman Miller & Shah LLP, pro hac vice & Scott M. Grzenczyk , Girard Gibbs LLP.

NECA-IBEW Welfare Trust Fund, Plaintiff, represented by Brian O. O'Mara , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Christina H. Sharp , Girard Gibbs LLP, Gregory S. Asciolla , Labaton Sucharow LLP, J. Douglas Richards , Cohen, Milstein, Sellers and Toll PLLC, Jeffrey L. Kodroff , Spector Roseman & Kodroff & Willis,P.C., Renae Diane Steiner , Heins Mills & Olson, P.L.C., Robert Samuel Kitchenoff , Weinstein Kitchenoff and Asher LLC, Robert William Sink , Law Offices of Robert W. Sink, Sharon K. Robertson , Cohen, Milstein, Sellers and Toll PLLC, Vincent J. Esades , Heins Mills & Olson, P.L.C., Andrew Michael Purdy , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, pro hac vice, Daniel C. Girard , Girard Gibbs LLP, David W. Mitchell , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, David S. Nalven , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Deborah R. Willig , Willig Williams & Davidson, Domenico Minerva , Douglas R. Plymale , The Dugan Law Firm, Elizabeth Gentry Arthur , Hilliard Shadowen LLP, Garrett D. Blanchfield, Jr. , Reinhardt Wendorf & Blanchfield, Jacob Alexander Goldberg , The Rosen Law Firm, P.A., James R. Dugan, II , The Dugan Law Firm, Jayne Arnold Goldstein , Shepherd Finkelman Miller & Shah LLP, pro hac vice, John Andrew Ioannou , New York State Attorney General's Office, pro hac vice, Joseph C. Kohn , Kohn, Swift and Graf, P.C., Joseph R. Saveri , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, Inc., Joshua P. Davis , Joseph Saveri Law Firm Inc, Krishna Brian Narine , Meredith Narine, Lee Albert , Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, Lori A. Fanning , Miller Law LLC, pro hac vice, Marvin Alan Miller , Miller Law LLC, Michael Morris Buchman , Motley Rice LLC, pro hac vice, Michael P. Thorton , Thornton Naumes LLP, Natalie Finkelman Bennett , Shepherd, Finkelman, Miller & Shah, LLP, Noah Axler , Axler Goldich, Peter G.A. Safirstein , Morgan & Morgan, Ralph B. Kalfayan , Krause Kalfayan Benink & Slavens, Ryan James McEwan , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, Inc., Stephen E. Connolly , Connolly Wells & Gray LLP, Stephen C. Richman , Markowitz & Richman, Steve D. Shadowen , Hilliard Shadowen, LLP, William E. Hoese , Kohn Swift & Graf PC & William H. London , Freed Kanner London & Millen LLC.

Rochester Drug Co-Operative, Inc., Plaintiff, represented by Peter Russell Kohn , Faruqi and Faruqi LLP, Archana Tamoshunas , Taus, Cebulash & Landau, LLP, pro hac vice, Caitlin Goldwater Coslett , Berger Montague PC, DAVID F. SORENSEN , BERGER & MONTAGUE, P.C., ELIZABETH SILVA , FARUQI & FARUQI LLP, pro hac vice, Joseph T. Lukens , Faruqi and Faruqi LLP, SARAH SCHALMAN-BERGEN , BERGER & MONTAGUE PC, Thomas M. Sobol , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP & David S. Nalven , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP.

DROGUERIA BETANCES, INC., Plaintiff, represented by Bruce E. Gerstein , Garwin Gerstein & Fisher LLP, pro hac vice, Elena K. Chan , Garwin Gerstein Fisher, Erin R. Leger , Smith Segura Raphael LLP, Jonathan Gerstein , Garwin Gerstein etal, Joseph Opper , Garwin Gerstein & Fisher LLP, pro hac vice, Keith J. Verrier , Levin Fishbein Sedran and Berman, Noah H. Silverman , Garwin Gerstein & Fisher LLP, pro hac vice, Peter Russell Kohn , Faruqi and Faruqi LLP, Andrew Kelly , Odom & Des Roches, LLP, pro hac vice, Christopher Letter , Odom & Des Roches, LLP, pro hac vice, David Coleman Raphael, Jr. , Smith Segura Raphael, LLP, pro hac vice, Ephraim R. Gerstein , GARWIN GERSTEIN FISHER LLP, pro hac vice, Miranda Jones , Heim, Payne Chorush LLP, Russell A. Chorush , Heim, Payne & Chorush, L.L.P., Stuart E. Des Roches , Odom & Des Roches, LLP, pro hac vice, Thomas M. Sobol , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP & David S. Nalven , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP.

City of Providence, Rhode Island, Plaintiff, represented by Brian O. O'Mara , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Christina H. Sharp , Girard Gibbs LLP, Donald A. Migliori , Motley Rice LLC, Gregory S. Asciolla , Labaton Sucharow LLP, J. Douglas Richards , Cohen, Milstein, Sellers and Toll PLLC, Jeffrey L. Kodroff , Spector Roseman & Kodroff & Willis,P.C., Renae Diane Steiner , Heins Mills & Olson, P.L.C., Robert Samuel Kitchenoff , Weinstein Kitchenoff and Asher LLC, Robert William Sink , Law Offices of Robert W. Sink, Sharon K. Robertson , Cohen, Milstein, Sellers and Toll PLLC, Vincent J. Esades , Heins Mills & Olson, P.L.C., Andrew Michael Purdy , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, pro hac vice, Daniel C. Girard , Girard Gibbs LLP, David W. Mitchell , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, David S. Nalven , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Deborah R. Willig , Willig Williams & Davidson, Domenico Minerva , Douglas R. Plymale , The Dugan Law Firm, Elizabeth Gentry Arthur , Hilliard Shadowen LLP, Garrett D. Blanchfield, Jr. , Reinhardt Wendorf & Blanchfield, Jacob Alexander Goldberg , The Rosen Law Firm, P.A., James R. Dugan, II , The Dugan Law Firm, Jayne Arnold Goldstein , Shepherd Finkelman Miller & Shah LLP, pro hac vice, John Andrew Ioannou , New York State Attorney General's Office, pro hac vice, Joseph C. Kohn , Kohn, Swift and Graf, P.C., Joseph R. Saveri , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, Inc., Joshua P. Davis , Joseph Saveri Law Firm Inc, Krishna Brian Narine , Meredith Narine, Lee Albert , Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, Lori A. Fanning , Miller Law LLC, pro hac vice, Marvin Alan Miller , Miller Law LLC, Michael Morris Buchman , Motley Rice LLC, pro hac vice, Michael P. Thorton , Thornton Naumes LLP, Mitchell M. Breit , SIMMONS HANLY CONROY, LLC, Natalie Finkelman Bennett , Shepherd, Finkelman, Miller & Shah, LLP, Noah Axler , Axler Goldich, Peter G.A. Safirstein , Morgan & Morgan, Ralph B. Kalfayan , Krause Kalfayan Benink & Slavens, Ryan James McEwan , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, Inc., Sarah S. Burns , Simmons Hanly Conroy, pro hac vice, Stephen E. Connolly , Connolly Wells & Gray LLP, Stephen C. Richman , Markowitz & Richman, Steve D. Shadowen , Hilliard Shadowen, LLP, William E. Hoese , Kohn Swift & Graf PC & William H. London , Freed Kanner London & Millen LLC.

Roofers Local 96 Health and Welfare Fund, Plaintiff, represented by David Richard Woodward , Heins Mills and Olson, P.L.C., Jeffrey L. Kodroff , Spector Roseman & Kodroff & Willis,P.C., Renae Diane Steiner , Heins Mills & Olson, P.L.C., Vincent J. Esades , Heins Mills & Olson, P.L.C. & David S. Nalven , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP.

Greater Metropolitan Hotel Employers-Employees Health and Welfare Fund, Plaintiff, represented by David Richard Woodward , Heins Mills and Olson, P.L.C., Jeffrey L. Kodroff , Spector Roseman & Kodroff & Willis,P.C., Renae Diane Steiner , Heins Mills & Olson, P.L.C., Vincent J. Esades , Heins Mills & Olson, P.L.C., Daniel C. Girard , Girard Gibbs LLP & David S. Nalven , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP.

Minnesota Cement Masons Health & Welfare Fund, Plaintiff, represented by David Richard Woodward , Heins Mills and Olson, P.L.C., Jeffrey L. Kodroff , Spector Roseman & Kodroff & Willis,P.C., Renae Diane Steiner , Heins Mills & Olson, P.L.C., Vincent J. Esades , Heins Mills & Olson, P.L.C. & David S. Nalven , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP.

Painters District Council No.30 Health & Welfare Fund, Plaintiff, represented by William J. O'Brien , Attorney at Law, Daniel C. Girard , Girard Gibbs LLP, David S. Nalven , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP & Marvin Alan Miller , Miller Law LLC.

PHILADELPHIA FEDERATION OF TEACHERS HEALTH & WELFARE FUND, Plaintiff, represented by STEWART L. COHEN , COHEN TAUBER SPIEVACK & WAGNER LLP, Daniel C. Girard , Girard Gibbs LLP, David S. Nalven , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, MICHAEL COREN , COHEN PLACITELLA & ROTH, Michael D. Donovan , Donovan Searles, LLC & Noah Axler , Axler Goldich.

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS LOCAL 22 HEALTH & WELFARE FUND, Plaintiff, represented by Krishna Brian Narine , Meredith Narine, Daniel C. Girard , Girard Gibbs LLP & David S. Nalven , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP.

TEAMSTERS UNION LOCAL 115 HEALTH & WELFARE FUND, Plaintiff, represented by MINDEE J. REUBEN , WEINSTEIN KITCHENOFF & ASHER LLC, Robert Samuel Kitchenoff , Weinstein Kitchenoff and Asher LLC, Daniel C. Girard , Girard Gibbs LLP & David S. Nalven , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP.

IRENE KAMPANIS, Plaintiff, represented by Robert William Sink , Law Offices of Robert W. Sink, Christina H. Sharp , Girard Gibbs LLP, Daniel C. Girard , Girard Gibbs LLP, David S. Nalven , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Joseph C. Kohn , Kohn, Swift and Graf, P.C. & William E. Hoese , Kohn Swift & Graf PC.

Welfare Plan of the International Union of Operation Engineers Locals 137, 137A, 137B, 137C, 137R, Plaintiff, represented by Brian O. O'Mara , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Christina H. Sharp , Girard Gibbs LLP, Frank R. Schirripa , Hach Rose Schirripa & Cheverie, LLP, Gregory S. Asciolla , Labaton Sucharow LLP, J. Douglas Richards , Cohen, Milstein, Sellers and Toll PLLC, James Gerard Stranch, IV , Branstetter Stranch & Jennings, Jeffrey L. Kodroff , Spector Roseman & Kodroff & Willis,P.C., Meghan Boone , Cohen, Milstein, Sellers & Toll PLLC, Michael A. Rose , Hach Rose Schirripa & Cheverie, LLP, Renae Diane Steiner , Heins Mills & Olson, P.L.C., Robert Samuel Kitchenoff , Weinstein Kitchenoff and Asher LLC, Robert William Sink , Law Offices of Robert W. Sink, Sharon K. Robertson , Cohen, Milstein, Sellers and Toll PLLC, Vincent J. Esades , Heins Mills & Olson, P.L.C., Andrew Michael Purdy , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, pro hac vice, Daniel C. Girard , Girard Gibbs LLP, David W. Mitchell , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, David S. Nalven , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Deborah R. Willig , Willig Williams & Davidson, Domenico Minerva , Donna M. Evans , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Douglas R. Plymale , The Dugan Law Firm, Elizabeth Gentry Arthur , Hilliard Shadowen LLP, Garrett D. Blanchfield, Jr. , Reinhardt Wendorf & Blanchfield, Jacob Alexander Goldberg , The Rosen Law Firm, P.A., James R. Dugan, II , The Dugan Law Firm, Jayne Arnold Goldstein , Shepherd Finkelman Miller & Shah LLP, pro hac vice, John Andrew Ioannou , New York State Attorney General's Office, pro hac vice, Joseph C. Kohn , Kohn, Swift and Graf, P.C., Joseph R. Saveri , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, Inc., Joshua P. Davis , Joseph Saveri Law Firm Inc, Justin Nicholas Boley , Wexler Wallace LLP, pro hac vice, Kenneth A. Wexler , Wexler Wallace LLP, pro hac vice, Krishna Brian Narine , Meredith Narine, Lee Albert , Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, Lori A. Fanning , Miller Law LLC, pro hac vice, Marvin Alan Miller , Miller Law LLC, Michael Morris Buchman , Motley Rice LLC, pro hac vice, Michael P. Thorton , Thornton Naumes LLP, Natalie Finkelman Bennett , Shepherd, Finkelman, Miller & Shah, LLP, Noah Axler , Axler Goldich, Peter G.A. Safirstein , Morgan & Morgan, Ralph B. Kalfayan , Krause Kalfayan Benink & Slavens, Ryan James McEwan , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, Inc., Scott Levy , Cohen Milstein Sellers and Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Stephen E. Connolly , Connolly Wells & Gray LLP, Stephen C. Richman , Markowitz & Richman, Steve D. Shadowen , Hilliard Shadowen, LLP, William E. Hoese , Kohn Swift & Graf PC & William H. London , Freed Kanner London & Millen LLC.

Allied Services Division Welfare Fund, Plaintiff, represented by Brian O. O'Mara , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Christina H. Sharp , Girard Gibbs LLP, Dianne M. Nast , NastLaw LLC, Gregory S. Asciolla , Labaton Sucharow LLP, J. Douglas Richards , Cohen, Milstein, Sellers and Toll PLLC, Jeffrey L. Kodroff , Spector Roseman & Kodroff & Willis,P.C., Renae Diane Steiner , Heins Mills & Olson, P.L.C., Robert Samuel Kitchenoff , Weinstein Kitchenoff and Asher LLC, Robert William Sink , Law Offices of Robert W. Sink, Sharon K. Robertson , Cohen, Milstein, Sellers and Toll PLLC, Vincent J. Esades , Heins Mills & Olson, P.L.C., Andrew Michael Purdy , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, pro hac vice, Daniel C. Girard , Girard Gibbs LLP, David Baylis Franco , The Dugan Law Firm, APLC, David W. Mitchell , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, David S. Nalven , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Deborah R. Willig , Willig Williams & Davidson, Domenico Minerva , Douglas R. Plymale , The Dugan Law Firm, Elizabeth Gentry Arthur , Hilliard Shadowen LLP, Garrett D. Blanchfield, Jr. , Reinhardt Wendorf & Blanchfield, Jacob Alexander Goldberg , The Rosen Law Firm, P.A., James R. Dugan, II , The Dugan Law Firm, Jayne Arnold Goldstein , Shepherd Finkelman Miller & Shah LLP, pro hac vice, John Andrew Ioannou , New York State Attorney General's Office, pro hac vice, Joseph C. Kohn , Kohn, Swift and Graf, P.C., Joseph R. Saveri , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, Inc., Joshua P. Davis , Joseph Saveri Law Firm Inc, Krishna Brian Narine , Meredith Narine, Lee Albert , Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, Lori A. Fanning , Miller Law LLC, pro hac vice, Marvin Alan Miller , Miller Law LLC, Michael Morris Buchman , Motley Rice LLC, pro hac vice, Michael P. Thorton , Thornton Naumes LLP, Natalie Finkelman Bennett , Shepherd, Finkelman, Miller & Shah, LLP, Noah Axler , Axler Goldich, Peter G.A. Safirstein , Morgan & Morgan, Ralph B. Kalfayan , Krause Kalfayan Benink & Slavens, Ryan James McEwan , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, Inc., Stephen E. Connolly , Connolly Wells & Gray LLP, Stephen C. Richman , Markowitz & Richman, Steve D. Shadowen , Hilliard Shadowen, LLP, William E. Hoese , Kohn Swift & Graf PC & William H. London , Freed Kanner London & Millen LLC.

TWIN CITY IRON WORKERS HEALTH AND WELFARE FUND, Plaintiff, represented by Jeffrey L. Kodroff , Spector Roseman & Kodroff & Willis,P.C., Daniel C. Girard , Girard Gibbs LLP, David S. Nalven , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP & William G. Caldes , Spector, Roseman, Kodroff & Willis, P.C..

American Sales Company, LLC, Plaintiff, represented by David S. Nalven , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, John Radice , Radice Law Firm, Thomas M. Sobol , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Gregory T. Arnold & Peter Russell Kohn , Faruqi and Faruqi LLP.

Government Employees Health Association, Inc, Plaintiff, represented by Todd Anthony Seaver , Berman DeValerio, Barbara J. Hart , Lowey Dannenberg Cohen & Hart PC, David S. Nalven , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Noelle Ruggiero , Lowey Dannenberg Cohen and Hart P.C., Peter St. Phillip , Lowey Dannenberg Cohen and Hart P.C., Robert Clarkson Griffith , Rawlings and Associates PLLC & Uriel Rabinovitz , Lowey Dannenberg Cohen and Hart PC.

Iron Workers District Council of New England Welfare Fund, Plaintiff, represented by Brian O. O'Mara , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Gregory S. Asciolla , Labaton Sucharow LLP, J. Douglas Richards , Cohen, Milstein, Sellers and Toll PLLC, Jeffrey L. Kodroff , Spector Roseman & Kodroff & Willis,P.C., Karin Elizabeth Garvey , Labaton Sucharow LLP, Renae Diane Steiner , Heins Mills & Olson, P.L.C., Robert Samuel Kitchenoff , Weinstein Kitchenoff and Asher LLC, Robert William Sink , Law Offices of Robert W. Sink, Sharon K. Robertson , Cohen, Milstein, Sellers and Toll PLLC, Vincent J. Esades , Heins Mills & Olson, P.L.C., Andrew Michael Purdy , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, pro hac vice, Christina H. Sharp , Girard Gibbs LLP, Daniel C. Girard , Girard Gibbs LLP, David W. Mitchell , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, David S. Nalven , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Deborah R. Willig , Willig Williams & Davidson, Domenico Minerva , Douglas R. Plymale , The Dugan Law Firm, Elizabeth Gentry Arthur , Hilliard Shadowen LLP, Garrett D. Blanchfield, Jr. , Reinhardt Wendorf & Blanchfield, Jacob Alexander Goldberg , The Rosen Law Firm, P.A., James R. Dugan, II , The Dugan Law Firm, Jayne Arnold Goldstein , Shepherd Finkelman Miller & Shah LLP, pro hac vice, John Andrew Ioannou , New York State Attorney General's Office, pro hac vice, Joseph C. Kohn , Kohn, Swift and Graf, P.C., Joseph R. Saveri , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, Inc., Joshua P. Davis , University of San Francisco School of Law, Krishna Brian Narine , Meredith Narine, Lee Albert , Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, Lori A. Fanning , Miller Law LLC, pro hac vice, Marvin Alan Miller , Miller Law LLC, Michael Morris Buchman , Motley Rice LLC, pro hac vice, Michael P. Thorton , Thornton Naumes LLP, Natalie Finkelman Bennett , Shepherd, Finkelman, Miller & Shah, LLP, Noah Axler , Axler Goldich, Peter G.A. Safirstein , Morgan & Morgan, Ralph B. Kalfayan , Krause Kalfayan Benink & Slavens, Ryan James McEwan , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, Inc., Stephen E. Connolly , Connolly Wells & Gray LLP, Stephen C. Richman , Markowitz & Richman, Steve D. Shadowen , Hilliard Shadowen, LLP, William E. Hoese , Kohn Swift & Graf PC & William H. London , Freed Kanner London & Millen LLC.

International Union of Operating Engineers Local 49 Health and Welfare Fund, Plaintiff, represented by Brian O. O'Mara , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Christina H. Sharp , Girard Gibbs LLP, David Richard Woodward , Heins Mills and Olson, P.L.C., Gregory S. Asciolla , Labaton Sucharow LLP, Heidi M. Silton , Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P., J. Douglas Richards , Cohen, Milstein, Sellers and Toll PLLC, Jeffrey L. Kodroff , Spector Roseman & Kodroff & Willis,P.C., Karen Hanson Riebel , Lockridge Grindal Nauen, Kristen G. Marttila , Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP, Renae Diane Steiner , Heins Mills & Olson, P.L.C., Robert William Sink , Law Offices of Robert W. Sink, Sharon K. Robertson , Cohen, Milstein, Sellers and Toll PLLC, Vincent J. Esades , Heins Mills & Olson, P.L.C., Andrew Michael Purdy , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, pro hac vice, David W. Mitchell , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, David S. Nalven , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Deborah R. Willig , Willig Williams & Davidson, Domenico Minerva , Douglas R. Plymale , The Dugan Law Firm, Elizabeth Gentry Arthur , Hilliard Shadowen LLP, Garrett D. Blanchfield, Jr. , Reinhardt Wendorf & Blanchfield, Jacob Alexander Goldberg , The Rosen Law Firm, P.A., James R. Dugan, II , The Dugan Law Firm, Jayne Arnold Goldstein , Shepherd Finkelman Miller & Shah LLP, pro hac vice, John Andrew Ioannou , New York State Attorney General's Office, pro hac vice, Joseph C. Kohn , Kohn, Swift and Graf, P.C., Joseph R. Saveri , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, Inc., Joshua P. Davis , Joseph Saveri Law Firm Inc, Krishna Brian Narine , Meredith Narine, Lee Albert , Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, Lori A. Fanning , Miller Law LLC, pro hac vice, Marvin Alan Miller , Miller Law LLC, Michael Morris Buchman , Motley Rice LLC, pro hac vice, Michael P. Thorton , Thornton Naumes LLP, Natalie Finkelman Bennett , Shepherd, Finkelman, Miller & Shah, LLP, Noah Axler , Axler Goldich, Peter G.A. Safirstein , Morgan & Morgan, Ralph B. Kalfayan , Krause Kalfayan Benink & Slavens, Ryan James McEwan , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, Inc., Stephen E. Connolly , Connolly Wells & Gray LLP, Stephen C. Richman , Markowitz & Richman, Steve D. Shadowen , Hilliard Shadowen, LLP, William E. Hoese , Kohn Swift & Graf PC, William H. London , Freed Kanner London & Millen LLC & Daniel C. Girard , Girard Gibbs LLP.

International Union of Operating Engineers Local 132 Health and Welfare Fund, Plaintiff, represented by Brian O. O'Mara , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Christina H. Sharp , Girard Gibbs LLP, Gregory S. Asciolla , Labaton Sucharow LLP, J. Douglas Richards , Cohen, Milstein, Sellers and Toll PLLC, Jeffrey L. Kodroff , Spector Roseman & Kodroff & Willis,P.C., Renae Diane Steiner , Heins Mills & Olson, P.L.C., Robert Samuel Kitchenoff , Weinstein Kitchenoff and Asher LLC, Robert William Sink , Law Offices of Robert W. Sink, Sharon K. Robertson , Cohen, Milstein, Sellers and Toll PLLC, Vincent J. Esades , Heins Mills & Olson, P.L.C., Andrew Michael Purdy , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, pro hac vice, Angelica Maria Ornelas , Girard Gibbs LLP, David W. Mitchell , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, David S. Nalven , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Deborah R. Willig , Willig Williams & Davidson, Domenico Minerva , Douglas R. Plymale , The Dugan Law Firm, Elizabeth Gentry Arthur , Hilliard Shadowen LLP, Garrett D. Blanchfield, Jr. , Reinhardt Wendorf & Blanchfield, Jacob Alexander Goldberg , The Rosen Law Firm, P.A., James R. Dugan, II , The Dugan Law Firm, Jayne Arnold Goldstein , Shepherd Finkelman Miller & Shah LLP, pro hac vice, John Andrew Ioannou , New York State Attorney General's Office, pro hac vice, Joseph C. Kohn , Kohn, Swift and Graf, P.C., Joseph R. Saveri , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, Inc., Joshua P. Davis , Joseph Saveri Law Firm Inc, Krishna Brian Narine , Meredith Narine, Lee Albert , Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, Lori A. Fanning , Miller Law LLC, pro hac vice, Marvin Alan Miller , Miller Law LLC, Michael Morris Buchman , Motley Rice LLC, pro hac vice, Michael P. Thorton , Thornton Naumes LLP, Natalie Finkelman Bennett , Shepherd, Finkelman, Miller & Shah, LLP, Noah Axler , Axler Goldich, Peter G.A. Safirstein , Morgan & Morgan, Ralph B. Kalfayan , Krause Kalfayan Benink & Slavens, Ryan James McEwan , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, Inc., Scott M. Grzenczyk , Girard Gibbs LLP, Stephen E. Connolly , Connolly Wells & Gray LLP, Stephen C. Richman , Markowitz & Richman, Steve D. Shadowen , Hilliard Shadowen, LLP, William E. Hoese , Kohn Swift & Graf PC, William H. London , Freed Kanner London & Millen LLC & Daniel C. Girard , Girard Gibbs LLP.

End-Payor Plaintiffs', Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Michael Purdy , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, pro hac vice, Christina H. Sharp , Girard Gibbs LLP, Donna M. Evans , Joseph R. Saveri , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, Inc., Joshua P. Davis , Joseph Saveri Law Firm Inc, Renae Diane Steiner , Heins Mills & Olson, P.L.C., Ryan James McEwan , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, Inc., Sharon K. Robertson , Cohen, Milstein, Sellers and Toll PLLC & Daniel C. Girard , Girard Gibbs LLP.

Walgreen Co, Plaintiff, represented by Anna Theresa Neill , Kenny Nachwalter, P.A. & Scott Eliot Perwin , Kenny Nachwalter, P.A..

The Kroger Co., Plaintiff, represented by Anna Theresa Neill , Kenny Nachwalter, P.A. & Scott Eliot Perwin , Kenny Nachwalter, P.A..

Safeway Inc., Plaintiff, represented by Anna Theresa Neill , Kenny Nachwalter, P.A. & Scott Eliot Perwin , Kenny Nachwalter, P.A..

HEB Grocery Company LP, Plaintiff, represented by Anna Theresa Neill , Kenny Nachwalter, P.A. & Scott Eliot Perwin , Kenny Nachwalter, P.A..

ALBERTSONS LLC, Plaintiff, represented by Anna Theresa Neill , Kenny Nachwalter, P.A. & Scott Eliot Perwin , Kenny Nachwalter, P.A..

Rite Aid Corporation, Plaintiff, represented by Anna Theresa Neill , Kenny Nachwalter, P.A., Daniel Paul Thiel , Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin Schiller, Eric L. Bloom , Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin Schiller, Monica L. Rebuck , Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin & Scott Eliot Perwin , Kenny Nachwalter, P.A..

Rite Aid Hdqtrs. Corp., Plaintiff, represented by Anna Theresa Neill , Kenny Nachwalter, P.A., Daniel Paul Thiel , Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin Schiller, Eric L. Bloom , Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin Schiller, Monica L. Rebuck , Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin & Scott Eliot Perwin , Kenny Nachwalter, P.A..

All Plaintiffs, Plaintiff, represented by Peter Russell Kohn , Faruqi and Faruqi LLP, Christina H. Sharp , Girard Gibbs LLP & David S. Nalven , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP.

CVS Pharmacy, Inc., Plaintiff, represented by Eric L. Bloom , Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin Schiller & Scott Eliot Perwin , Kenny Nachwalter, P.A..

State of California, Plaintiff, represented by Pamela Pham , CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE.

Teikoku Pharma USA, Defendant, represented by David S. Elkins , Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, Joseph Anthony Meckes , Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, Noriyuki Shimoda , Squire Patton Boggs US LLP, Amy L. Brown , Squire Sanders, pro hac vice, Daniel B. Asimow , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Marc N. Bernstein , The Business Litigation Group, P.C., Rafael Matias Langer-Osuna , Squire Patton Bogg (US) LLP, Steven C. Sunshine , Skadden Arps Slate Meagher and Flom LLP, pro hac vice & Will Barnett Fitton , The Business Litigation Group, P.C..

Teikoku Seiyaku Co, Defendant, represented by David S. Elkins , Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, Joseph Anthony Meckes , Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, Noriyuki Shimoda , Squire Patton Boggs US LLP, Amy L. Brown , Squire Sanders, pro hac vice, Daniel B. Asimow , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Rafael Matias Langer-Osuna , Squire Patton Bogg (US) LLP & Steven C. Sunshine , Skadden Arps Slate Meagher and Flom LLP, pro hac vice.

Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Defendant, represented by Brigid M. Carpenter , Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, Daniel B. Asimow , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, John A. Tarantino , Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C., Stephen J. McConnell , Reed Smith LLP, David S. Elkins , Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, Emily H. Wood , Arnold & Porter LLP, Jonathan L. Stern , Arnold Porter LLP, pro hac vice, MAHNU V. DAVAR , ARNOLD & PORTER LLP, Marc N. Bernstein , The Business Litigation Group, P.C., Ryan J. Casamiquela , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Ryan Z. Watts , Arnold and Porter LLP, Steven G. Reade , Arnold and Porter LLP, pro hac vice, Steven C. Sunshine , Skadden Arps Slate Meagher and Flom LLP, pro hac vice & Will Barnett Fitton , The Business Litigation Group, P.C..

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Defendant, represented by Daniel B. Asimow , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, David S. Elkins , Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, Karen Hoffman Lent , Skadden Arps Slate Meagher Flom LLP, pro hac vice, Patrick Maben Hammon , Skadden Arps Slate Meagher Flom, Sean M. Tepe , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP, pro hac vice & Steven C. Sunshine , Skadden Arps Slate Meagher and Flom LLP, pro hac vice.

Watson Laboratories, Inc., Defendant, represented by Daniel B. Asimow , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, David S. Elkins , Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, Karen Hoffman Lent , Skadden Arps Slate Meagher Flom LLP, pro hac vice, Marc N. Bernstein , The Business Litigation Group, P.C., Patrick Maben Hammon , Skadden Arps Slate Meagher Flom, Sean M. Tepe , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP, pro hac vice, Steven C. Sunshine , Skadden Arps Slate Meagher and Flom LLP, pro hac vice & Will Barnett Fitton , The Business Litigation Group, P.C..

Actavis Plc., Defendant, represented by Daniel B. Asimow , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, David S. Elkins , Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, Karen Hoffman Lent , Skadden Arps Slate Meagher Flom LLP, pro hac vice, Patrick Maben Hammon , Skadden Arps Slate Meagher Flom, Sean M. Tepe , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP, pro hac vice & Steven C. Sunshine , Skadden Arps Slate Meagher and Flom LLP, pro hac vice.

Anda, Inc, Defendant, represented by Daniel B. Asimow , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, David S. Elkins , Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, Karen Hoffman Lent , Skadden Arps Slate Meagher Flom LLP, pro hac vice, Sean M. Tepe , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP, pro hac vice & Steven C. Sunshine , Skadden Arps Slate Meagher and Flom LLP, pro hac vice.

ANDA Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Defendant, represented by Daniel B. Asimow , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, David S. Elkins , Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, Karen Hoffman Lent , Skadden Arps Slate Meagher Flom LLP, pro hac vice, Sean M. Tepe , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP, pro hac vice & Steven C. Sunshine , Skadden Arps Slate Meagher and Flom LLP, pro hac vice.

Valmed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Defendant, represented by Daniel B. Asimow , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, David S. Elkins , Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, Karen Hoffman Lent , Skadden Arps Slate Meagher Flom LLP, pro hac vice, Sean M. Tepe , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP, pro hac vice & Steven C. Sunshine , Skadden Arps Slate Meagher and Flom LLP, pro hac vice.

All Parties, Miscellaneous, represented by Daniel C. Girard , Girard Gibbs LLP, Christina H. Sharp , Girard Gibbs LLP, David S. Nalven , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP & Sharon K. Robertson , Cohen, Milstein, Sellers and Toll PLLC.

Prime Therapeutics LLC, Miscellaneous, represented by Samuel Ryan Hellfeld , Fox Rothschild LLP.

Express Scripts, Inc., Miscellaneous, represented by Lisa M. Lawless , Husch Blackwell LLP.

Caremark, LLC, Miscellaneous, represented by Robert H. Griffith , Foley & Lardner LLP.

Federal Trade Commission, Miscellaneous, represented by Bradley S. Albert , Federal Trade Commission.

OptiSource, LLC, Witness, represented by Mark Aaron Cunningham , Jones Walker LLP.

OptumRx, Inc., Witness, represented by Patricia Anne Welch , Dorsey & Whitney LLP.


ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION AND DENYING DAUBERT MOTIONS

Re: Dkt. Nos. 522, 524, 553, 555, 588

INTRODUCTION

The Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs ("DPPs") and End Purchaser Plaintiffs ("EPPs") in this multidistrict litigation move for class...

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