State Of Louisiana, As Absent Class Member, Escapes CAFA Settlement Trap

State Of Louisiana, As Absent Class Member, Escapes CAFA Settlement Trap

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a Pennsylvania district court decision holding the Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution prevented a private party from enjoining the state of Louisiana from bringing claims identical to those previously thought released in a class action settlement. , in 2013 pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline settled a class action brought against it by indirect purchasers of the allergy medicine Flonase stemming from allegations the company improperly attempted to delay the introduction of a generic version of the drug.

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