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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. CEPHALON, INC.

  1. October 13, 2021

    Louisiana Can't Wade Into FTC's Settled Provigil Case

    A Pennsylvania federal court on Wednesday rejected a bid from the state of Louisiana to intervene in a case over the alleged delay of generic versions of narcolepsy drug Provigil that the Federal Trade Commission settled with Teva through a $1.2 billion deal in 2015.

  2. October 29, 2019

    ​​​​​​​Allergan's $750M Deal Among Pharma's Top Antitrust Payouts

    A $750 million settlement this week by Allergan to avert an antitrust trial involving Alzheimer's drug Namenda is among the most eye-popping sums ever shelled out by a drugmaker for allegedly thwarting generic competition.

  3. February 20, 2019

    FTC's Teva Settlement A Sign Of Enforcement Evolution

    The Federal Trade Commission's settlement this week with Teva Pharmaceuticals further winnows the types of deals the company can sign with would-be competitors and illuminates the agency's evolving approach to cases in which drug companies are accused of colluding to delay competition.

  4. June 17, 2015

    Judge OKs $1.2B Cephalon Deal In FTC Pay-For-Delay Suit

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday approved the Federal Trade Commission's record-setting $1.2 billion settlement with Cephalon Inc. in a long-running antitrust suit accusing the company of paying generic-drug makers to hold off on launching their own version of narcolepsy treatment Provigil.

  5. May 28, 2015

    Pay-For-Delay Questions Linger After $1.2B Cephalon Deal

    The Federal Trade Commission's record-setting $1.2 billion settlement with Cephalon Inc. on Thursday gives the antitrust watchdog a boost as it continues to challenge so-called pay-for-delay settlements. But the eleventh-hour deal disappointed observers who had hoped for answers to lingering questions about how to prosecute the complex cases.

  6. May 28, 2015

    FTC's $1.2B Win Shows Pay-For-Delay Deals On Thin Ice

    The Federal Trade Commission's $1.2 billion settlement with Cephalon Inc. over the company's huge payments to rivals is a fresh sign that so-called pay-for-delay deals involving big exchanges of money will be difficult to defend in the wake of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision from two years ago, experts say.

  7. May 28, 2015

    Paying The Price For Pay-For-Delay: Cephalon's 7-Year Saga

    With a $1.2 billion settlement on Thursday ending the Federal Trade Commission’s long-running case against Cephalon Inc. for allegedly paying rivals to hold off selling generic versions of the narcolepsy drug Provigil, ¼«ËÙÈü³µ takes a look back at the seven-year antitrust fight.

  8. May 28, 2015

    FTC Health Care Chief: $1.2B Cephalon Deal A Strong Warning

    Cephalon Inc.'s promise to settle patent litigation without using side deals to get reverse payments as part of a $1.2 billion agreement with the Federal Trade Commission sends a "strong and important" message to the rest of the industry to change its behavior, FTC health care chief Markus Meier told ¼«ËÙÈü³µ on Thursday.

  9. May 28, 2015

    Cephalon To Pay $1.2B To End FTC Pay-For-Delay Suit

    Cephalon Inc. agreed Thursday to pay $1.2 billion to settle a long-running antitrust suit accusing the company of paying generic-drug makers to hold off on launching their own version of narcolepsy treatment Provigil, handing the Federal Trade Commission a major victory in its decadelong campaign against so-called pay-for-delay patent settlements.

  10. April 16, 2015

    FTC Can Seek Disgorgement In Cephalon Suit, Judge Says

    The Federal Trade Commission can pursue billions of dollars Cephalon Inc. allegedly made through a series of pay-for-delay deals meant to stave off competition with its blockbuster narcolepsy drug, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Wednesday.