FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. ABBVIE INC et al

Filing 82

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER THAT THE MOTION OF DEFENDANTS ABBVIE, INC., ABBOTT LABORATORIES, UNIMED PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC AND TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS, USA, INC., TO DISMISS COUNT II OF THE COMPLAINT (DOC. 37) IS GRANTED. THE MOTION OF DEFENDANTS ABBVIE, INC., A BBOTT LABORATORIES, UNIMED PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC, AND BESINS HEALTHCARE, INC. TO DISMISS COUNT I OF THE COMPLAINT TO THE EXTENT COUNT I IS PREMISED ON THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS THAT RESOLVED ABBOTT PRODUCTS INC. V TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC., CIVIL ACTION NO. 11-384 (D.DEL) (DOC. 37) IS GRANTED.. SIGNED BY HONORABLE HARVEY BARTLE, III ON 5/6/15. 5/6/15 ENTERED AND COPIES EMAILED.(rf, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
v.
ABBVIE INC., et al.

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CIVIL ACTION

NO. 14-5151

ORDER
AND NOW, this 6th day of May, 2015, for the reasons set
forth in the accompanying Memorandum, it is hereby ORDERED that:
(1)

the motion of defendants AbbVie, Inc., Abbott

Laboratories, Unimed Pharmaceuticals, LLC, and Teva Pharmaceuticals
USA, Inc. to dismiss Count II of the complaint (Doc. # 37) is
GRANTED; and
(2)

the motion of defendants AbbVie, Inc., Abbott

Laboratories, Unimed Pharmaceuticals, LLC, and Besins Healthcare,
Inc. to dismiss Count I of the complaint to the extent Count I is
premised on the settlement agreements that resolved Abbott Products
Inc. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Civil Action No. 11-384 (D.
Del.) (Doc. # 37) is GRANTED.

BY THE COURT:

/s/ Harvey Bartle III
J.