Settlement Reached in Antitrust Suit Against Atrium Health (fka Carolinas HealthCare)

The Department of Justice and the state of North Carolina have reached a settlement agreement with Atrium Health, formerly known as Carolinas HealthCare System, in a federal lawsuit alleging the hospital giant violated antitrust laws and drove up patient healthcare costs As reported by The Charlotte Observer, the 2016 lawsuit against Atrium Health, a billion dollar

2018-11-16T16:00:43+00:00November 16th, 2018|Antitrust|

Plaintiffs Defeat Motion to Dismiss in Restasis Antitrust Litigation Against Allergan

As reported in Law360 (subscription), plaintiffs in the multidistrict litigation against pharmaceutical manufacturer Allergan have successfully defeated a motion to dismiss the case alleging antitrust violations with respect to the sale and marketing of dry-eye drug Restasis. The Court’s ruling favored a group of pharmaceutical purchasers and union benefit plans accusing

2022-06-16T18:54:34+00:00September 20th, 2018|Antitrust|

Knorr Wabtec Faces Wave of Class Action No-Poach Antitrust Employment Lawsuits

As reported by Bloomberg Law, rail equipment companies Knorr-Bremse and Wabtec Railway Electronics are fighting a new rush of class action antitrust lawsuits in the employment realm after having settled allegations from the U.S. Department of Justice that they agreed not to hire each other’s employees in violation of the law. The lawsuits, which seek

2018-08-27T10:06:11+00:00August 27th, 2018|Antitrust|