South San Francisco Merck office located at 213 E Grand Ave., South San Francisco. (Photo: Jason Doiy/ALM) Merck, Glenmark Settle Zetia Antitrust Litigation for $70M, Including $23M in Attorney Fees
U.S. District Senior Judge Rebecca Beach Smith of the Eastern District of Virginia approved the final settlement agreement between a class of drug purchasers and pharmaceutical companies, Merck & Co., and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, which also requires the defendants to pay one-third of the settlement fund in attorney fees, or $23 million, as well as $3.9 million in costs—as requested by plaintiffs' counsel.
October 20, 2023 at 03:25 PM
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Antitrust
A federal judge in Virginia approved a $70 million settlement agreement Thursday between drug purchasers and two pharmaceutical companies over the cholesterol-lowering medication Zetia, and allegations that drug manufacturers delayed the introduction of a less-expensive generic version.
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