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Case ID: 4110 | Miscellaneous | 12/27/2004
A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Eastern District Court of Pennsylvania against Glaxosmithkline, PLC for violations of antitrust laws. Class members seek damages, other monetary relief, equitable relief, attorney's fees and costs of the litigation.
Specifically, the complaint alleges that the defendants unlawfully maintain a monopoly on the drugs Wellbutrin SRR (an antidepressant) and/or Zyban (a smoking cessation drug). Faced with the threat of market exclusivity, they engaged in a series of anti-competitive and unlawful actions that ultimately extended exclusivity over these drugs. More specifically, the complaint alleges that at least five manufacturers, including Eon Labs Manufacturing, Andrx Pharmaceuticals, Watson Pharmaceuticals, IMPAX Laboratories, and Excel Pharmaceuticals filed applications with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting approval to market generic versions of the drugs. • Unreasonably restrained, suppressed and eliminated competition of the drugs The complaint is on behalf of all indirect purchasers of the drugs other than for resale from July 1, 2001 to the present who were forced to pay higher prices for the brand name drugs instead of being able to buy generic versions. At Lawcash.com, it is our goal to keep you informed about important legal cases, class actions and settlements. Our lawyers offer free legal evaluations in tort cases, class actions, personal injury, and other lawsuits because we are dedicated to helping you resolve your legal complaints. Other Miscellaneous Cases of Interest The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford agreed to pay $22 million to settle lawsuits filed by 43 people who say they were abused by priests, a lawyer representing some of those plaintiffs announced. If work needs to be carried out on your land for the public good, you may have to grant the agency that is doing the working an easement, or permanent right-of-way, but you should be paid for it. The parties have reached a tentative settlement apparently valued at $2.64 million in an action filed against AT&T Corporation on behalf of certain persons who own or owned land in Connecticut, through which railroads run and on which AT&T laid fiber optic cable. Claims must be received by March 1, 2004, to be considered valid. Timeshares can be a valuable investment, if chosen carefully. A nationwide class action has been filed against ILX Resorts, Inc. on behalf of purchasers of vacation ownership interests in the Los Abrigados timeshare resort in Sedona, Arizona, or the Premiere Vacation Club operated by the company alleging that ILX and its subsidiaries sell their properties to more people than could actually use them, siphon off maintenance fees as profits instead of using them for their stated purpose, and conduct bait-and-switch selling tactics in violation of Arizona's Consumer Fraud and the Real Estate Timeshare Acts.
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