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Claims against Wyeth, Teva over restraining generic competition for Effexor scaled back

Claims brought by insurance carriers, municipalities, employee welfare benefit plans, and others that purportedly paid inflated costs for the brand-named drug Effexor XR against Wyeth LLC and Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. have been scaled back by the federal district court

Eye drop maker could have caused injury by delaying FDA approval of generics

Pharmaceutical maker Allergan, Inc. could have violated federal or state antitrust law by allegedly engaging in improper efforts to delay generic versions of Restasis, its branded and patented dry-eye medication, the federal district court in Brooklyn, New York has ruled. Th

Justice Department clears Cigna, Express Scripts merger

Cigna Corp. and Express Scripts Holding Co. have announced that the Department of Justice Antitrust Division has cleared their pending merger, terminating the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act. In March 2018, Cigna announced its plans

FTC wins TRO against rental housing websites over Section 8 housing claims

The federal district court in Los Angeles has issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting numerous California rental housing companies from using false or unsubstantiated claims in the marketing of online rental listings offered through their websites, the age

Furniture dealer can’t change legal theory in breach suit against manufacturer

Quality Office Furnishings, Inc., a California furniture dealer, was denied leave to amend its breach of contract suit against Allsteel, Inc., an Iowa furniture manufacturer—an effort the court characterized as an attempt "to change the entire legal basis for the

Decision blocking Tronox/Cristal merger released as FTC continues challenge

The federal district court in Washington, D.C. has unsealed its decision holding that the FTC was entitled to a preliminary injunction preventing Tronox Limited and National Titanium Dioxide Company from merging their TiO2 business (used in the manufacture of paints, plastic

FTC cracks down on ‘Made in USA’ claims in three cases

In three separate cases involving "Made in USA" claims: (1) companies selling hockey pucks have agreed to stop making false claims that the hockey pucks they sell are all, or virtually all, made in the United States; (2) two related companies that sell recreational

Dismissal of photographers' antitrust claims against NFL, AP upheld

Professional sports photographers failed to allege an anticompetitive effect resulting from a purported antitrust conspiracy involving the National Football League (NFL), NFL teams, and the Associated Press (AP), their exclusive licensing agent for and distributor of commerc

Franchisor had good cause not to renew agreement with equipment dealer

A manufacturer of agricultural equipment did not violate the good cause for termination provisions of two Minnesota equipment dealer statutes and the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law by allegedly terminating an implied contract with a Minnesota-based franchisee, the federal dis

Indirect steel purchasers lacked standing to sue steel manufacturers

In a lawsuit against steel manufacturers that allegedly conspired to artificially raise prices, a putative class of indirect-purchaser plaintiffs added in an amended complaint failed to establish that the class had antitrust standing because they could not show that the amen

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