Pharmaceuticals
Walgreens “Usual & Customary” Generic Drug Prices Class Action
This class action alleges that Walgreens artificially inflates its “usual and customary” prices on certain generic prescription drugs. The complaint claims that Walgreens charges lower prices for the drugs to its cash-paying customers who do not have health insurance, if they enroll in something it calls its Prescription Savings Club (PSC). Read more
Picato Gel Alleged to Be “Worthless” Class Action
Does Picato gel increase the risk of squamous cell skin cancer? The complaint for this class action says it does and declares the medicine “defectively manufactured and unfit for [its] intended purpose[.]” It brings suit against LEO Pharma, Inc. and LEO Pharma AS for breach of the implied warranty of merchantability, claiming that Picato is Read more
McKinsey Helped Purdue Increase OxyContin Sales Alabama Class Action
This complaint is brought by a county and city in Alabama against McKinsey & Company, Inc. and two related McKinsey companies on the subject of opioids, citing “significantly increased costs, as well as a dramatic increase of social problems, including … drug abuse and the commission of criminal acts to obtain opioids.” The complaint says Read more
Manufacturers, Distributors, Pharmacies Opioid Epidemic RICO Case
A very large multi-district litigation (MDL) case on opioids is currently working its way through the court system, with multiple complaints, long lists of defendants, and around 3,500 documents currently on file. The complaints bring suit against a group of manufacturers, marketers, distributors, national pharmacies, and pharmacy benefit managers, for creating or contributing to the Read more
Sanguenol ED Supplement Alleged to Be Unapproved Drug Class Action
If a company claims that its supplements are for “the prevention, cure, mitigation, and therapeutic treatment of disease,” then they are considered to be drugs and must be regulated and approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The complaint for this class action alleges that North American Nutraceuticals, LLC has been selling “illegal, unapproved Read more
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Anticompetitive Agreements on Xyrem Class Action
In recent years, we’ve seen a number of antitrust cases where a pharmaceutical company with a lucrative drug is accused of conspiring with generics companies to keep generic versions of that drug off the market. This class action alleges that Jazz Pharmaceuticals, related Jazz companies, and a long list of other drug companies conspired to Read more
AstraZeneca Seroquel XR Generic Delay Antitrust Class Action
A number of antitrust class actions in recent years have centered on covert agreements between a company with a popular and lucrative drug and one or more other companies who may wish to put out a generic version. In this antitrust class action, the complaint claims that AstraZeneca companies entered into agreements with Handa Pharmaceuticals, Read more
CVS Makes Opioid Buyers Get Overdose Drug California Class Action
Can a pharmacy force you to purchase a drug you don’t want in order to allow you to purchase one that you have a prescription for? The complaint alleges that CVS Pharmacy, Inc. and CVS Health Corporation are forcing customers who want a prescription for an opioid-containing drug filled to also purchase prescribed medication Naloxone Read more
Suboxone Antitrust Settlement
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc is settling a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) antitrust action against it for $60 million. Suboxone is used to treat opioid addiction. The complaint alleged that the company tried to retain its market and thwart the makers of generics in order to keep its monopoly. According to the complaint, it tried to Read more
Opioid Makers, Distributors Sued for Problems with Newborns Class Action
The plaintiffs in this case are two babies, Baby AM and Baby RH, who were born dependent on opioids. The complaint says, “The first days of Baby Plaintiffs’ lives were spent in excruciating pain as doctors weaned the infants from opioid addiction.” This class action brings suit against a long list of pharmaceutical makers, and Read more