Credit: pvl – stock.adobe.com Kirkland & Ellis Hired for Big Pharma Antitrust Suit
A 2020 verdict allowed Teva and other companies to produce generic versions of Vascepa. But Teva allegedly had to scale back its launch because of an inability to obtain the key ingredient, the suit said.
March 29, 2024 at 02:47 PM
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The original version of this story was published on New Jersey Law Journal
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. has enlisted Big Law to bring an antitrust suit against Amarin Pharma, an Irish drug company with its U.S. headquarters in Bridgewater, New Jersey.
Teva brought in Kirkland & Ellis for its suit accusing Amarin of seeking to delay generic competition for its cardiovascular health drug, Vascepa. Amarin allegedly aims to thwart lower-cost competitors by cornering the market for the key ingredient in Vascepa, icosapent ethyl, beyond the amount it needs, the suit claims.
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