FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. ABBVIE INC et al

Filing 301

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER THAT MOTIONS OF DEFENDANTS (DOC. 59 & 241) ARE DENIED. MOTION OF PLAINTIFF (DOC. 242) IS GRANTED. SIGNED BY HONORABLE HARVEY BARTLE, III ON 9/15/17. 9/15/17 ENTERED AND COPIES EMAILED.(rf, )

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. ABBVIE INC., et al. : : : : : CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-5151 ORDER AND NOW, this 15th day of September, 2017, for the reasons set forth in the accompanying memorandum, it is hereby ORDERED that: (1) the motions of defendants AbbVie Inc., Abbott Laboratories, Unimed Pharmaceuticals LLC, and Besins Healthcare Inc. for summary judgment on Count One of the complaint (Docs. ## 59, 241) are DENIED; and (2) the motion of the plaintiff Federal Trade Commission for partial summary judgment on the objective baselessness element of the sham litigation prong of its monopolization claim (Doc. # 242) is GRANTED. BY THE COURT: /s/ Harvey Bartle III J.

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