In re Lipitor Antitrust Litigation’s Empirical Analysis
868 F.3d 231 · 2017
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 15 U.S.C. § 1 (§ 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act) · 15 U.S.C. § 2 (§ 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act) · 16 U.S.C. § 1 (National Park Police Drug Enforcement Supplemental Authority Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 355 (Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) · 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 28 U.S.C. § 1295 · 28 U.S.C. § 1331 · 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (Class Action Fairness Act of 2005)
Relies on Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly · Ashcroft v. Iqbal · MARKMAN Et Al. v. WESTVIEW INSTRUMENTS, INC., Et Al. · Heckler v. Chaney · Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc.
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“first, 'the lawsuit must be objectively baseless in the sense that no reasonable litigant could realistically expect success on the merits' ... [s]econd, 'the baseless lawsuit [must] conceal[ ] an attempt to interfere directly with the business relationships of a competitor,' rather than reflect a legitimate effort to obtain judicial review.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“accept[ing] all factual allegations in the complaint as true and, examining for plausibility, 'determin[ing] whether, under any reasonable reading of the complaint, the plaintiff may be entitled to relief.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“and may be using that power to keep others from entering its market. Id. Such a payment may also indicate a patent holder's concern about the validity of its patent, such that”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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