Free Statement - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1:08-cv-00155-SLR

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC., TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRIES, LTD., and NOVAPHARM, LTD., C.A. NO. 02-1512 (SLR) Counterclaim Plaintiffs, v. ABBOTT LABORATORIES, FOURNIER INDUSTRIE ET SANTÉ, and LABORATOIRES FOURNIER S.A., Counterclaim Defendants. IMPAX LABORATORIES, INC., Counterclaim Plaintiff, v. ABBOTT LABORATORIES, FOURNIER INDUSTRIE ET SANTÉ, and LABORATOIRES FOURNIER S.A., Counterclaim Defendants. IN RE TRICOR DIRECT PURCHASER ANTITRUST LITIGATION C.A. NO. 05-340 (SLR) CONSOLIDATED THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO: ALL ACTIONS. STATE OF FLORIDA, et al. Plaintiffs, v. ABBOTT LABORATORIES, FOURNIER INDUSTRIE ET SANTÉ, and LABORATOIRES FOURNIER S.A., Defendants. C.A. NO. 08-155 (SLR) C.A. NO. 03-120 (SLR) CONSOLIDATED CONSOLIDATED

RESPONSE OF TEVA, IMPAX, AND DIRECT PURCHASER PLAINTIFFS TO PLAINTIFF STATES' MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE

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Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., and Novopharm, Ltd. (Teva), Impax Laboratories, Inc. (Impax), and the Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs submit this response to Plaintiff States' Motion to Consolidate: 1. Teva, Impax and the Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs filed the claims presently at issue

in the spring and summer of 2005. Given the amount of time that has elapsed since these claims' original filing, Teva, Impax and the Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs object strenuously to any action, including consolidation of the Plaintiff States' claims, that would delay the liability trial now set for November 3, 2008. 2. At the April 3, 2008 status conference, Abbott counsel said that Abbott and

Fournier require further discovery from the Plaintiff States. (Hearing Transcript, April 3, 2008, at 51:16-25). Teva, Impax and the Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs take no position on the merits of Abbott and Fournier's argument. However, if the Court concludes that Abbott and Fournier are entitled to additional discovery from the Plaintiff States prior to any liability trial, then Teva, Impax and the Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs would be concerned about the effect this additional discovery might have on maintaining the November 3, 2008 trial date. To the extent that this additional discovery would be permitted and could cause a delay in the trial date, Teva, Impax and the Direct Purchasers object to the Plaintiff States' Motion to Consolidate.

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YOUNG CONAWAY STARGATT & TAYLOR, LLP /s/ Karen E. Keller Josy W. Ingersoll (#1088) Karen E. Keller (#4489) The Brandywine Building 1000 West Street, 17th Floor Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 571-6600 [email protected] [email protected] GOODWIN PROCTER LLP David M. Hashmall Christopher T. Holding Sarah Heaton Concannon Exchange Place Boston, MA 02109-2881 (617) 570-1000 Attorneys for Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd., and Novopharm Ltd. ROSENTHAL, MONHAIT & GODDESS, P.A. /s/ Jeffrey S. Goddess Jeffrey S. Goddess (#630) Jessica Zeldin (#3558) 919 Market Street, Suite 1401 P.O. Box 1070 Wilmington, DE 19899-1070 (302) 656-4433 [email protected] GARWIN, GERSTEIN & FISHER, Bruce E. Gerstein Barry Taus Adam Steinfeld 1501 Broadway, Suite 1416 New York NY 10036 (212) 398-0055 Liaison Counsel for Direct Purchasers L.L.P. _ _

MORRIS JAMES LLP /s/ Mary B. Matterer Mary B. Matterer (#2696) 500 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1500 Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 888-6800 [email protected] KEKER & VAN NEST Robert A. Van Nest Mark A. Lemley Asim M. Bhansali Paula L. Blizzard 710 Sansome Street San Francisco, CA 94111 (415) 391-5400 Attorneys for Impax Laboratories Inc. _

PRICKET, JONES & ELLIOTT, P.A.

/s/ Elizabeth M. McGeever Elizabeth M. McGreever (#2057) 1310 King Street P.O. Box 1328 Wilmington, DE 19899 (302) 888-6521 [email protected] KENNY NACHWALTER, P.A. Richard Allen Arnold Scott E. Perwin Lauren Ravkind 1100 Miami Center 201 S. Biscayne Boulevard Miami, FL 33131-4327 (305) 373-1000

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Counsel for Walgreen Co., Eckerd Corp., The Kroger Co., Maxi Drugs, Inc. d/b/a Brooks Pharmacy, Albertson's Inc., Safeway, Inc. and Hy-Vee, Inc., CVS Pharmacy, Inc., Rite Aid Corp. and Rite Aid Hdqtrs Corp., and American Sales Company, Inc.

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