In Re: Nexium (Esomeprazole) Antitrust Litigation

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:12-md-02409

Court:

Massachusetts

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action, Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

William G. Young

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  1. November 20, 2014

    AstraZeneca Seeks Judgment In Nexium Pay-For-Delay Case

    Coming on the heels of a mistrial bid, Ranbaxy Inc. and AstraZeneca PLC moved for judgment Thursday in a pay-for-delay case unfolding in Massachusetts federal court over the heartburn drug Nexium, arguing no reasonable jury could find the companies schemed to delay a generic version of the drug.

  2. November 19, 2014

    Ranbaxy Seeks Mistrial In Nexium Pay-For-Delay Case

    Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. moved for a mistrial Wednesday in a pay-for-delay case in Massachusetts federal court over the heartburn treatment Nexium, arguing the court's shifting stance on the nature of the generic producer's antitrust liability in the case has prejudiced the company.

  3. November 10, 2014

    Drug Cos. Seek Judgment In Nexium Pay-For-Delay Case

    AstraZeneca PLC and two generic-drug makers asked a Massachusetts federal court on Monday for judgment on all claims in a pay-for-delay case over the heartburn treatment Nexium, arguing that the plaintiffs hadn't shown that a $9 million deal in a separate patent suit constituted a large, unjustified payment.

  4. November 05, 2014

    Nexium Buyers Seek Litigation Docs From AstraZeneca

    Nexium buyers in a pay-for-delay case against AstraZeneca PLC and two generic-drug makers on Wednesday asked a Massachusetts federal judge to order AstraZeneca to hand over key litigation and settlement documents for trial, saying the company is using privilege as a "sword and a shield."

  5. October 22, 2014

    Nexium Jury Hears From Walgreen Exec On Generics

    A Walgreen Co. executive testified Wednesday at a pay-for-delay trial over AstraZeneca PLC's Nexium that the heartburn treatment did face competition for prescriptions from several other similar drugs, but emphasized that cheaper generic versions were only available for a few lower dosages.

  6. October 21, 2014

    Nexium Jury Told Drug Cos. Wheeled-And-Dealed With Patent

    Nexium buyers pursuing a pay-for-delay case against AstraZeneca PLC and two generic-drug makers told a Boston federal jury on Tuesday that the pharmaceutical companies were trying to game the patent system to overcharge consumers by billions of dollars for the heartburn treatment.

  7. October 21, 2014

    Nexium Pay-For-Delay Jury Told Size Of Settlement Is Key

    As the first pay-for-delay jury trial kicked off Tuesday, a Boston federal judge told jurors that though patent settlements are usually good, a large and unexplained payment in the case over Nexium could spell trouble under antitrust law.

  8. October 20, 2014

    Dr. Reddy's Settles On Eve Of Nexium Pay-For-Delay Trial

    Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. agreed Sunday to help drug buyers make their pay-for-delay case against AstraZeneca PLC and two generic-drug makers as part of a settlement inked on the eve of trial in the antitrust class action.

  9. October 09, 2014

    Covington Atty Beats Back Trial Subpoena In Nexium MDL

    A Covington & Burling LLP partner does not have to offer live testimony in the upcoming pay-for-delay trial in multidistrict litigation against AstraZeneca PLC over the heartburn drug Nexium, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled Thursday, ending a contentious dispute over whether a prerecorded deposition should suffice.

  10. October 06, 2014

    Covington Atty Says No Basis For Nexium Trial Subpoena

    A Covington & Burling LLP partner said Monday that the plaintiffs' subpoena, in an upcoming pay-for-delay trial in multidistrict litigation against AstraZeneca PLC over the heartburn drug Nexium, forcing him to offer live testimony via video feed amounts to a "reckless attack" on his reputation.

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