In re HIV Antitrust Litigation
Case Number:
3:19-cv-02573
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Multi Party Litigation:
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Firms
- Arnold & Porter
- Ballard Spahr
- Baron & Budd
- Berry Silberberg
- Boies Schiller
- Cahill Gordon
- Crowell & Moring
- Dillingham & Murphy
- Duane Morris
- Faegre Drinker
- Glancy Prongay
- Goodwin Procter
- Hagens Berman
- Hangley Aronchick
- Hausfeld LLP
- Hilliard & Shadowen
- Holland & Knight
- Kanner & Whiteley
- Kellogg Hansen
- Kenny Nachwalter
- Kessler Topaz
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Law Offices of Francis O. Scarpulla
- Lockridge Grindal
- Milberg Coleman
- Miller Shah LLP
- Morrison Foerster
- NastLaw
- Nussbaum Law Group
- Polsinelli PC
- Pritzker Levine
- Proskauer Rose
- Radice Law Firm
- Rivero Mestre
- Robins Kaplan
- Spector Roseman
- Sperling & Slater
- Whatley Kallas
- White & Case
- Wiggin & Dana
- Wilson Sonsini
- Zelle LLP
Companies
- Aetna Inc.
- Akros Pharma Inc.
- Albertsons Cos. Inc.
- Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
- BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
- Centene Corp.
- Cipla Ltd.
- CVS Health Corp.
- Florida Blue
- Fraternal Order of Police
- Gilead Sciences Inc.
- Health Care Service Corp.
- Humana Inc.
- Japan Tobacco
- Johnson & Johnson
- Johnson & Johnson Inc.
- LifeWallet
- Rite Aid Corp.
- Service Employees International Union
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
- The Kroger Co.
- Viatris Inc.
- Zydus Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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July 05, 2023
How A 3-Firm 'Joint Effort' Beat A $3.6B Pharma Antitrust Suit
With Gilead and Teva facing trial on claims they bilked health plans and insurers out of $3.6 billion through a "pay-for-delay" scheme over two HIV drugs, the three law firms representing the pharmaceutical giants secured a total victory last week by putting on a united front, attacking the reliability of the plaintiffs' experts and even waiving some attorney-client privilege.
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June 30, 2023
Gilead, Teva Defeat $3.6B HIV Drug Antitrust Case At Trial
A California federal jury cleared Gilead and Teva on Friday in a $3.6 billion antitrust case claiming the pharmaceutical giants struck an illegal "pay-for-delay" patent deal that inflated prices for two HIV medications, finding plaintiffs hadn't shown Gilead had market power or that it paid Teva to delay its generics.
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June 28, 2023
Attys For Gilead, Drug Buyers Trade Barbs As $3.6B Trial Ends
Gilead's lawyer on Wednesday slammed a $3.6 billion antitrust suit alleging an illegal "pay-for-delay" deal with Teva over two HIV drugs during closing arguments, calling the plaintiffs' theory a "house of cards," while a plaintiffs' lawyer accused the drugmakers of "sleight of hand" at trial by selectively using attorney-client privilege.
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June 27, 2023
HIV Drug Buyers Urge $3.6B Verdict Against Gilead And Teva
Gilead and Teva "cut a pay-off deal" to keep prices for two HIV drugs as "expensive as possible for as long as possible" and should be ordered to return overcharges totaling $3.6 billion, a lawyer for drug purchasers said Tuesday at the conclusion of a California federal antitrust trial.
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June 26, 2023
Gilead Didn't Pay Teva In HIV Drug IP Deal, Economist Says
An economics expert for Gilead and Teva, testifying Monday in a federal antitrust trial over claims the pharmaceutical giants struck an illegal "pay for delay" patent deal over two HIV medications, said a settlement provision allowing Teva to enter the market six months ahead of other generics had no value.
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June 23, 2023
Ex-FTC Official Pans Claim Gilead-Teva Deal Hurt Competition
California federal jurors considering claims that pharmaceutical companies Gilead Sciences Inc. and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. reached an illegal agreement to delay generic versions of HIV medications heard from a former Federal Trade Commission economist on Friday, who disagreed that the deal stifled competition, noting that Gilead faced ongoing innovation from other drugmakers before its agreement with Teva.
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June 23, 2023
Icon Ken Feinberg Shares Lessons From A Life Mediating
With a high-profile antitrust trial underway in California federal court over claims Gilead and Teva illegally delayed generic competition for two HIV medications, mediation powerhouse Kenneth Feinberg is staying by the phone in Martha's Vineyard, ready to help shepherd the remaining litigants toward a resolution.
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June 21, 2023
Ex-Jurist's $1,550-Hour Gilead Witness Job Not Ethics Issue
A California federal judge overseeing an antitrust trial over claims Gilead Sciences Inc. and Teva Pharmaceuticals illegally delayed generic versions of two HIV medications refused Wednesday to let the plaintiffs question the ethics of a retired federal judge and current Irell & Manella LLP attorney who testified on the defendants' behalf as a $1,550-an-hour expert witness.
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June 20, 2023
Gilead-Teva Deal Costs To Buyers Top $3.6B As Plaintiffs Rest
Health care companies and health plans called their final witnesses Tuesday in a California federal antitrust trial over claims that Gilead and Teva struck an illegal "pay for delay" patent deal over two HIV medications, resting their case with testimony that brought their total claimed damages to more than $3.6 billion.
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June 16, 2023
Harvard Profs Battle Over $1.5B Antitrust Damages Estimate
A Harvard University professor emeritus testifying in a federal antitrust trial Friday over claims Gilead and Teva illegally delayed generic versions of HIV medications told a California jury that the suit's end-payor classes were overcharged $1.5 billion — provoking Gilead to challenge that amount at cross-examination using opinions from its own Harvard expert.