November 2010 :: Antitrust Lawyer Blog
Squeezed On: November 17, 2010

FTC and Minnesota Appeal the Lundbeck Decision

On October 28, 2010, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the State of Minnesota, Plaintiffs to the FTC v. Lundbeck, Inc. and Minnesota v. Lundbeck, Inc. filed a Joint Notice of Appeal at the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, from the August 31, 2010 judgment denying an injunction against Lundbeck's 2006 acquisition of Neoprofen, which allegedly competed with Lundbeck's Indocin for the treatment of a congenital heart defect in premature infants.

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Squeezed On: November 17, 2010

DOJ Disfavors MFNs

On October 18, 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Michigan Attorney General challenged Blue Cross Blue Shield (“BCBS”) of Michigan in a civil antitrust action. The complaint alleges that “most-favored nation” (“MFN”) clauses in BCBS contracts with Michigan hospitals raises health-care costs for Michigan residents and employers and excludes other insurers from the Michigan health-care market. United States v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, No. 2:10-cv-14155-DPH-MKM (Mich. E. Dist. Oct. 18, 2010).

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