New Suit - Antitrust Class Action

BASF, Amarin Pharma and other defendants were hit with an antitrust class action Wednesday in New Jersey District Court. The suit accuses the defendants of blocking the supply of a key ingredient in order to delay generic competition to its branded Vascepa treatment. The complaint was filed by Carella Byrne Cecchi Olstein Brody & Agnello; Glancy Prongay & Murray; Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check; and other law firms. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendants. The case is 2:21-cv-12061, Uniformed Fire Officers Association Family Protection Plan Local 854 et al v. Amarin Pharma, Inc. et al.

New Jersey

June 02, 2021, 4:07 PM

Nature of Claim: 370/alleging fraudulent conduct