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IN RE CELEXA AND LEXAPRO MKTG. & SALES PRACTICES

MDL No. 09-02067-NMG Civil Action No. 13-13113-NMG, Civil Action No. 14-13848-NMG.

288 F.Supp.3d 483 (2018)

IN RE: CELEXA AND LEXAPRO MARKETING AND SALES PRACTICES LITIGATION Painters and Allied Trades District Council 82 Health Care Fund, Plaintiff, v. Forest Laboratories, Inc. and Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Defendants. Delana S. Kiossovski and Renee Ramirez, Plaintiffs, v. Forest Laboratories, Inc. and Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

Signed January 24, 2018.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 15 U.S.C. § 1
Cause: 15 U.S.C. § 1 Antitrust Litigation
Nature of Suit: 410 Anti-Trust
Source: PACER

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

In Re Celexa and Lexapro Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, In Re, represented by Christopher L. Coffin , Pendley, Baudin & Coffin, LLP & John G. O'Neill , Sugarman, Rogers, Barshak & Cohen.

Martha Palumbo & Peter Palumbo, Individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated Consolidated Plaintiffs, represented by Harris L. Pogust , Cuneo, Pogust & Mason LLP, Nicholas R. Rockforte , Pendley, Baudin & Coffin, LLP, pro hac vice, Patrick W. Pendley , Pendley, Baudin & Coffin, LLP, Christopher L. Coffin , Pendley, Baudin & Coffin, LLP, Michael L. Baum , Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, P.C. & Robert Brent Wisner , Baum Hedlund Aristei and Goldman PC.

Jayne Ehrlich, Individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated Consolidated Plaintiff, represented by Harris L. Pogust , Cuneo, Pogust & Mason LLP, Patrick W. Pendley , Pendley, Baudin & Coffin, LLP & Christopher L. Coffin , Pendley, Baudin & Coffin, LLP.

Anna Murret, Individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated Consolidated Plaintiff, represented by Harris L. Pogust , Cuneo, Pogust & Mason LLP, Nicholas R. Rockforte , Pendley, Baudin & Coffin, LLP, pro hac vice, Patrick W. Pendley , Pendley, Baudin & Coffin, LLP & Christopher L. Coffin , Pendley, Baudin & Coffin, LLP.

Universal Care, Inc., Consolidated Plaintiff, represented by Roger D. Drake , Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, P.C. & Michael L. Baum , Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, P.C., pro hac vice.

Angela Jaeckel, Consolidated Plaintiff, represented by Douglas R. Sprong , KOREIN TILLERY, LLC, Nicholas R. Rockforte , Pendley, Baudin & Coffin, LLP, pro hac vice, Christopher L. Coffin , Pendley, Baudin & Coffin, LLP, Michael L. Baum , Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, P.C. & Robert Brent Wisner , Baum Hedlund Aristei and Goldman PC.

Melvin M. Fullmer, On behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated Consolidated Plaintiff, represented by Douglas R. Sprong , KOREIN TILLERY, LLC, Nicholas R. Rockforte , Pendley, Baudin & Coffin, LLP, pro hac vice, Christopher L. Coffin , Pendley, Baudin & Coffin, LLP, Michael L. Baum , Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, P.C. & Robert Brent Wisner , Baum Hedlund Aristei and Goldman PC.

New Mexico UFCW Union's and Employer's Health and Welfare Trust Fund, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, Consolidated Plaintiff, represented by David R. Buchanan , Seeger Weiss LLP, pro hac vice, Douglas R. Plymale , The Dugan Law Firm, James R. Dugan, II , The Dugan Law Firm, Justin Bloom , Justin Bloom, Esq., Shane Youtz , Youtz and Valdez, P.C. & David B. Franco , FrancoLaw, PLLC, pro hac vice.

Allied Services Division Welfare Fund, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, Consolidated Plaintiff, represented by David R. Buchanan , Seeger Weiss LLP, pro hac vice, Douglas R. Plymale , The Dugan Law Firm, James R. Dugan, II , The Dugan Law Firm & David B. Franco , FrancoLaw, PLLC, pro hac vice.

Municipal Reinsurance Health Insurance Fund, Consolidated Plaintiff, represented by Thomas M. Sobol , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP.

Ruth Dunham, Consolidated Plaintiff, represented by Christopher L. Coffin , Pendley, Baudin & Coffin, LLP.

Tanya Shippy, Consolidated Plaintiff, represented by Christopher L. Coffin , Pendley, Baudin & Coffin, LLP & Robert Brent Wisner , Baum Hedlund Aristei and Goldman PC.

Painters and Allied Trades District Council 82 Heath Care Fund & Delana S. Kiossovski, Plaintiffs, represented by Christopher L. Coffin , Pendley, Baudin & Coffin, LLP, Pedram Esfandiary , Baum Hedlund Aristei & Goldman, pro hac vice, Robert Brent Wisner , Baum Hedlund Aristei and Goldman PC & Sam Griffin , Law Offices of S. Samuel Griffin.

Rene Ramirez, Plaintiff, represented by Christopher L. Coffin , Pendley, Baudin & Coffin, LLP, Pedram Esfandiary , Baum Hedlund Aristei & Goldman, pro hac vice & Robert Brent Wisner , Baum Hedlund Aristei and Goldman PC.

Forest Laboratories Inc., Consolidated Defendant, represented by Cicely I. Lubben , Stinson, Morrison et al., Danielle E. Thorne , Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, pro hac vice, Edwin G. Schallert , Debevoise & Plimpton, J. Robert Abraham , Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Kristin D. Kiehn , Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP, pro hac vice, Sandra J. Wunderlich , Stinson, Morrison et al., Alex Ginsberg , Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, pro hac vice, John G. O'Neill , Sugarman, Rogers, Barshak & Cohen, Joshua E. Roberts , Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, pro hac vice, Nathan S. Richards , Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, pro hac vice & Noelle E. Lyle , Debevoise & Plimpton LLP.

Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Consolidated Defendant, represented by Cicely I. Lubben , Stinson, Morrison et al., Danielle E. Thorne , Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, pro hac vice, Edwin G. Schallert , Debevoise & Plimpton, J. Robert Abraham , Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Kristin D. Kiehn , Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP, pro hac vice, Peter Simpson Ross , Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, pro hac vice, Sandra J. Wunderlich , Stinson, Morrison et al., Alex Ginsberg , Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, pro hac vice, John G. O'Neill , Sugarman, Rogers, Barshak & Cohen, Joshua E. Roberts , Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, pro hac vice, Nathan S. Richards , Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, pro hac vice & Noelle E. Lyle , Debevoise & Plimpton LLP.

Warner Lambert Company, Consolidated Defendant, represented by Barbara Wrubel , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Mark S. Cheffo , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, pro hac vice.

Forest Laboratories, LLC, Defendant, represented by Edwin G. Schallert , Debevoise & Plimpton, Peter Simpson Ross , Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, pro hac vice, Alex Ginsberg , Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, pro hac vice, J. Robert Abraham , Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, John G. O'Neill , Sugarman, Rogers, Barshak & Cohen, Joshua E. Roberts , Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, pro hac vice, Kristin D. Kiehn , Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP, Nathan S. Richards , Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, pro hac vice & Noelle E. Lyle , Debevoise & Plimpton LLP.

Natalie Luster, Interested Party, represented by Alex Lumaghi , Dowd & Dowd, P.C., pro hac vice, Christopher J. Quinn , The Driscoll Firm, P.C, pro hac vice, Douglas P. Dowd , Dowd & Dowd, P.C., pro hac vice, William T. Dowd , DOWD AND DOWD, pro hac vice, John J. Driscoll , The Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Ryan P. McManus , Hemenway & Barnes.

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

These cases arise out of the marketing and sales of the anti-depressant drugs Celexa and Lexapro by defendants Forest Laboratories, Inc., Forest Laboratories, LLC and Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (collectively, "defendants" or "Forest"). Plaintiffs Delana Kiossovski and Renee...

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