IN RE ZETIA (EZETIMIBE) ANTITRUST LITIGATION

MDL No. 2:18md2836.

400 F.Supp.3d 418 (2019)

IN RE: ZETIA (EZETIMIBE) ANTITRUST LITIGATION. This Document Relates to: All Cases.

United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Norfolk Division.

Signed August 9, 2019.

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 Zetia (Ezetimibe) Antitrust Litigation, Plaintiff, represented by Adam Michael Carroll , Wolcott Rivers Gates P. C.

FWK Holdings, LLC, Plaintiff, represented by Ethan Janus Barlieb , Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check LLP, pro hac vice, Joseph Howard Meltzer , Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check LLP, pro hac vice, Joseph Michael Vanek , Sperling & Slater, P.C., pro hac vice, Steve Shadowen , Hilliard & Shadowen LLP, pro hac vice, Alberto Rodriguez , Sperling & Slater, P.C., pro hac vice, Bradley Joseph Vettraino , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, pro hac vice, David Paul Germaine , Sperling & Slater, P.C., pro hac vice, Donald Sean Nation , Hilliard & Shadowen LLP, pro hac vice, Hannah Schwarzschild , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, pro hac vice, Jeffrey Robert Moran , Vanek, Vickers & Masini, P. C., pro hac vice, John Paul Bjork , Sperling & Slater, P.C., pro hac vice, Kip Andrew Harbison , Glasser & Glasser PLC, Kristen Anne Johnson , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, pro hac vice, Marc Christian Greco , Glasser & Glasser PLC, Matthew Charles Weiner , Hilliard & Shadowen LLP, pro hac vice, Michael Andrew Glasser , Glasser & Glasser PLC, Richard Steven Glasser , Glasser & Glasser PLC, Sharon Robertson , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Terence Scott Ziegler , Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check LLP, pro hac vice, Thomas Matthew Sobol , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, pro hac vice & William Hanes Monroe, Jr. , Glasser & Glasser PLC.

CESAR CASTILLO, INC., individually and on behalf of all those similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Linda Phyllis Nussbaum , Nussbaum Law Group P. C., pro hac vice, Jayne Arnold Goldstein , Shepherd, Finkelman, Miller & Shah, LLP, pro hac vice, Kip Andrew Harbison , Glasser & Glasser PLC, Marc Christian Greco , Glasser & Glasser PLC, Michael Andrew Glasser , Glasser & Glasser PLC, Richard Steven Glasser , Glasser & Glasser PLC & William Hanes Monroe, Jr. , Glasser & Glasser PLC.

Rochester Drug Cooperative, Inc., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Barry Steven Taus , Taus, Cebulash & Landau LLP, pro hac vice, David Francis Sorensen , Berger & Montague, PC, pro hac vice, Peter Russell Kohn , Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, pro hac vice, William Hanes Monroe, Jr. , Glasser & Glasser PLC, Archana Tamoshunas , Taus, Cebulash & Landau LLP, pro hac vice, Bradley Joseph Demuth , Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, pro hac vice, Ellen Toporoff Noteware , Berger Montague, PC, pro hac vice, Joseph Thomas Lukens , Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, pro hac vice, Karissa Joelle Sauder , Berger Montague, PC, pro hac vice, Kevin Landau , Taus, Cebulash & Landau LLP, pro hac vice, Kip Andrew Harbison , Glasser & Glasser PLC, Marc Christian Greco , Glasser & Glasser PLC, Michael Andrew Glasser , Glasser & Glasser PLC, Nicholas Urban , Berger Montague, PC, pro hac vice, Richard Steven Glasser , Glasser & Glasser PLC & Zachary David Caplan , Berger & Montague, PC, pro hac vice.

Sergeants Benevolent Association Health & Welfare Fund, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Christine A. Williams , DurretteCrump PLC, Kevin Jermone Funk , Durrette Arkema Gerson & Gill PC, Wyatt B. Durrette, Jr. , Durrette Arkema Gerson & Gill PC, Adam Eric Polk , Girard Sharp LLP, pro hac vice, Christina Hildegard Connolly Sharp , Girard Gibbs LLP, pro hac vice & James Arthur Cales, III , Furniss Davis Rashkind & Saunders PC.

UFCW Local 1500 Welfare Fund, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Susan Rebbeca Podolsky , The Law Offices of Susan R Podolsky, Gregory Scott Asciolla , Labaton Sucharow LLP, pro hac vice, Robin Ann Van der Meulen , Labaton Sucharow LLP, pro hac vice & James Arthur Cales, III , Furniss Davis Rashkind & Saunders PC.

Philadelphia Federation of Teachers Health and Welfare Fund, Plaintiff, represented by Joshua Heath Grabar , Grabar Law Office, pro hac vice, Marc Howard Edelson , Edelson & Associates LLC, pro hac vice, Susan Rebbeca Podolsky , The Law Offices of Susan R Podolsky, Wyatt B. Durrette, Jr. , Durrette Arkema Gerson & Gill PC & James Arthur Cales, III , Furniss Davis Rashkind & Saunders PC.

City of Providence, Rhode Island on its own behalf and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Alan Brody Rashkind , Furniss Davis Rashkind & Saunders PC, James Arthur Cales, III , Furniss Davis Rashkind & Saunders PC, Michael M. Buchman , Motley Rice, LLC, pro hac vice & Michelle C. Clerkin , Motley Rice LLC, pro hac vice.

Law Enforcement Health Benefits Inc., Plaintiff, represented by Wyatt B. Durrette, Jr. , Durrette Arkema Gerson & Gill PC.

Painters District Council No. 30 Health and Welfare Fund, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Alan Brody Rashkind , Furniss Davis Rashkind & Saunders PC, James Arthur Cales, III , Furniss Davis Rashkind & Saunders PC, Lori Ann Fanning , Miller Law LLC, pro hac vice, Marvin Alan Miller , Miller Law LLC, pro hac vice & Matthew Eric Van Tine , Miller Law LLC, pro hac vice.

International Union of Operating Engineers Local 49 Health and Welfare Fund on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Christine A. Williams , DurretteCrump PLC, Kevin Jermone Funk , Durrette Arkema Gerson & Gill PC, Wyatt B. Durrette, Jr. , Durrette Arkema Gerson & Gill PC, Heidi Marie Silton , Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP, pro hac vice, Karen Hanson Riebel , Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP, pro hac vice & James Arthur Cales, III , Furniss Davis Rashkind & Saunders PC.

Walgreen Co., Plaintiff, represented by Adam Michael Carroll , Wolcott Rivers Gates P. C., Anna Theresa Neill , Kenny Nachwalter, P. A., pro hac vice, Joshua Barton Gray , Kenny Nachwalter, P. A., pro hac vice, Lauren Carol Ravkind , Kenny Nachwalter, P. A., pro hac vice, Richard Alan Arnold , Kenny Nachwalter, P. A., pro hac vice & Scott Eliot Perwin , Kenny Nachwalter, P. A., pro hac vice.

The Kroger Co., Albertsons Companies, Inc. & HEB Grocery Company L.P., Plaintiffs, represented by Craig Crandall Reilly , Law Office of Craig C. Reilly, Adam Michael Carroll , Wolcott Rivers Gates P. C., Anna Theresa Neill , Kenny Nachwalter, P. A., pro hac vice, Joshua Barton Gray , Kenny Nachwalter, P. A., pro hac vice, Lauren Carol Ravkind , Kenny Nachwalter, P. A., pro hac vice, Richard Alan Arnold , Kenny Nachwalter, P. A., pro hac vice & Scott Eliot Perwin , Kenny Nachwalter, P. A., pro hac vice.

Turlock Irrigation District, individually and on behalf of all those similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Ashley Marie Bond , Duncan & Allen, Jason Scott Hartley , Hartley LLP, pro hac vice, John Peter Coyle , Duncan & Allen, pro hac vice, Jon Robert Stickman , Duncan & Allen, pro hac vice, Kenneth Matthew Holmboe , Duncan & Allen, pro hac vice & Wyatt B. Durrette, Jr. , Durrette Arkema Gerson & Gill PC.

The Uniformed Firefighters' Association of Greater New York Security Benefit Fund & The Retired Firefighters' Security Benefit Fund of the Uniformed Firefighters' Association, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, represented by James Arthur Cales, III , Furniss Davis Rashkind & Saunders PC, Alan Brody Rashkind , Furniss Davis Rashkind & Saunders PC, Brian Murray , Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, pro hac vice, Gregory Linkh , Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, pro hac vice & Lee Albert , Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, pro hac vice.

Rite Aid Corporation & Rite Aid Hdqtrs. Corp., Plaintiffs, represented by Adam Michael Carroll , Wolcott Rivers Gates P. C., Alexander John Egervary , Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, pro hac vice, Barry Lee Refsin , Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, pro hac vice, Eric Lawrence Bloom , Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, pro hac vice & Monica Louise Kiley , Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, pro hac vice.

CVS Pharmacy, Inc., Plaintiff, represented by Adam Michael Carroll , Wolcott Rivers Gates P. C.

All End Payer Plaintiffs, Plaintiff, represented by James Arthur Cales, III , Furniss Davis Rashkind & Saunders PC.

Merck & Co., Inc., Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Schering-Plough Corp., Schering Corp. & MSP Singapore Co. LLC, Defendants, represented by Stephen Edward Noona , Kaufman & Canoles, P.C., Christopher Dean Dusseault , Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, pro hac vice, Deborah Lynn Stein , Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, pro hac vice, Eric Jonathan Stock , Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, pro hac vice, Jennifer Kirsten Bracht , Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, pro hac vice, Jennifer Laura Greenblatt , Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Breenan & Baum LLP, pro hac vice, Marissa Blair Moshell , Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, pro hac vice, Samuel Grant Liversidge , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, pro hac vice, Tarek Ismail , Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Breenan & Baum LLP, pro hac vice & Veronica Smith Lewis , Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, pro hac vice.

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. & Glenmark Generics Inc., USA, Defendants, represented by James Kevin Fee , Morgan Lewis Bockius LLP, Dustin Mitchell Paul , Vandeventer Black LLP, Jennifer Lynn Eaton , Vandeventer Black LLP, Jessica Johnston Taticchi , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, pro hac vice, Melina Rose DiMattio , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, pro hac vice, Richard Brendan Fee , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, pro hac vice, Richard Hooper Ottinger , Vandeventer Black LLP, Stacey Anne Mahoney , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, pro hac vice, Steven Andrew Reed , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, pro hac vice, Teri Josie Diaz , Morgan Lewis Bockius LLP & Zachary Mills Johns , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, pro hac vice.

Par Pharmaceutical, Inc., Defendant, represented by John Marcus McNichols , Williams & Connolly LLP, Kathryn Jordan Mims , White & Case LLP, Amanda Lee Czocher , White & Case LLP, pro hac vice, Benjamin Mordecai Greenblum , Williams & Connolly LLP, pro hac vice & Eric Grannon , White & Case LLP, pro hac vice.

Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc., Interested Party, represented by Donald Charles Schultz , Crenshaw Ware & Martin PLC.

Apotex USA, Inc. and Apotex Corp., Interested Party, represented by David Neil Ventker , Ventker, Henderson, PLLC, Brian Sodikoff , Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, pro hac vice & Guylaine Hache , Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, pro hac vice.

WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI, P.C., Interested Party, represented by Adam William Burrowbridge , Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC & Justin Murry Epner , Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, pro hac vice.


OPINION

These matters come before the court on the Glenmark Defendants'1 Motion to Dismiss Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs' Consolidated Class Action Complaint, ECF No. 157;2 the Defendants' Joint Motion to Dismiss...

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