Who Got The Work

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith partner Asher A. Block has entered an appearance for Granules USA Inc. and Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. in a pending product liability class action in connection with the sale of Metformin, a diabetes treatment. The case, filed Oct. 9 in New Jersey District Court by Levin Sedran & Berman; Honik LLC; Scott + Scott; and Asher Kelly, alleges that the medication contains undisclosed levels of NDMA, a substance linked to cancer. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo, is 2:23-cv-21001, County Of Monmouth et al v. Apotex Inc. et al.

Health Care

November 23, 2023, 8:40 AM

Plaintiffs

• Carla Major
• County Of Monmouth
• Jacqueline Harris
• Ohio Carpenters' Health Fund

Plaintiffs

• Honik Law
• Kanner & Whiteley, LLC

defendants

• Actavis Pharma, Inc.
• Actavis, LLC
• Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc.
• Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC
• CVS Health Corporation
• Rite-Aid Corporation
• Alkem Laboratories, Ltd.
• Apotex Corp.
• Apotex Inc.
• Ascend Laboratories, LLC
• Avkare, Inc.
• Emcure Ltd
• Granules USA, Inc.
• Heritage Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• Heritage Pharmaceuticals, Inc. d/b/a Avet Pharmaceuticals Inc.
• Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc
• Nostrum Laboratories, Inc.
• Nostrum Pharmaceuticals, LLC
• Teva Biopharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
• Teva Pharmaceutcal Industries, Ltd.

defendant counsels

• Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders
• Katten Muchin Rosenman
• Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith
• McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter

nature of claim: 370/alleging fraudulent conduct