March 31, 2022
Antitrust claims directed at Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. by pediatricians who allege that the company inflated vaccine prices must be arbitrated, the Third Circuit ruled Thursday, reasoning that the doctors were bound by an arbitration clause in a contract involving intermediaries between their practices and Merck.
September 24, 2021
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. urged the Third Circuit on Friday to order doctors who filed antitrust claims over children's vaccine prices to resolve the dispute out of court, saying they are bound by an arbitration clause in the agreements between the pharmaceutical powerhouse and physician buying groups.
September 17, 2021
The Third Circuit will begin autumn by weighing antitrust matters involving Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.'s bid to arbitrate claims that doctors overpaid for rotavirus vaccines and an airport restaurant subleasing company's resistance to a Pepsi-only sales rule.