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Case Number: No. 12-cv-02389
Practice Area: Antitrust
Case Status: Pending
Court: United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Berger Montague currently serves as Co-Lead Counsel on behalf of a class of direct purchasers of brand or generic versions of the prescription drug Lipitor from Pfizer (Pfizer Manufacturing Ireland, Warner-Lambert Co., and Warner-Lambert Co. LLC) or Ranbaxy (Ranbaxy Inc., Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited, and Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) (Pfizer and Ranbaxy are collectively referred to as “Defendants”) in this antitrust class action involving alleged efforts to delay generic competition of Lipitor (generic name: atorvastatin calcium).
The case is currently pending in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and is captioned In re Lipitor Antitrust Litigation, No. 12-cv-02389 (D.N.J.).
On March 8, 2024, U.S. District Court Judge Peter G. Sheridan of the District of New Jersey granted preliminary approval of a $93 million settlement between Pfizer and the settlement class of direct purchasers of brand or generic Lipitor as set forth in the Order Granting Direct Purchaser Class Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion for Certification of a Settlement Class, Appointment of Lead Class Counsel, Preliminary Approval of the Proposed Settlement, Approval of the Form and Manner of Notice to the Class and Proposed Schedule for a Fairness Hearing.
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Case News and Important Documents
- Notice
- Claim Form
- Order Granting Motion for Class Certification of a Settlement Class, Appointment of Lead Class Counsel, Preliminary Approval of Proposed Settlement, Approval of the Form and Manner of Notice to the Class and Proposed Schedule for a Fairness Hearing
- Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint
- Direct Purchaser Class Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion for Class Certification of a Settlement Class, Appointment of Lead Class Counsel, Preliminary Approval of Proposed Settlement, Approval of the Form and Manner of Notice to the Class and Proposed Schedule for a Fairness Hearing
- Memorandum in Support of Direct Purchaser Class Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion for Class Certification of a Settlement Class, Appointment of Lead Class Counsel, Preliminary Approval of Proposed Settlement, Approval of the Form and Manner of Notice to the Class and Proposed Schedule for a Fairness Hearing
- Declaration of Peter S. Pearlman
- Settlement Agreement
- Proposed Plan of Allocation
- Declaration of Jeffrey J. Leitzinger, Ph.D.
- Declaration of William W. Wickersham of RG/2 Claims Administration LLC
Case News and Important Documents
- Notice
- Claim Form
- Order Granting Motion for Class Certification of a Settlement Class, Appointment of Lead Class Counsel, Preliminary Approval of Proposed Settlement, Approval of the Form and Manner of Notice to the Class and Proposed Schedule for a Fairness Hearing
- Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint
- Direct Purchaser Class Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion for Class Certification of a Settlement Class, Appointment of Lead Class Counsel, Preliminary Approval of Proposed Settlement, Approval of the Form and Manner of Notice to the Class and Proposed Schedule for a Fairness Hearing
- Memorandum in Support of Direct Purchaser Class Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion for Class Certification of a Settlement Class, Appointment of Lead Class Counsel, Preliminary Approval of Proposed Settlement, Approval of the Form and Manner of Notice to the Class and Proposed Schedule for a Fairness Hearing
- Declaration of Peter S. Pearlman
- Settlement Agreement
- Proposed Plan of Allocation
- Declaration of Jeffrey J. Leitzinger, Ph.D.
- Declaration of William W. Wickersham of RG/2 Claims Administration LLC
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