If so, and if you meet certain criteria, you may be entitled to compensation.
Direct purchasers of Lipitor, such as pharmaceutical wholesalers and distributors, allege that Pfizer conspired with Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. to delay the release of a cheaper generic version of Lipitor and monopolize the market. Defendants deny these allegations. The parties have reached a $93 million settlement.
All persons or entities in the United States and its territories who purchased Lipitor or its AB-rated bioequivalent generic products directly from any of the defendants at any time during the period of June 28, 2011 through May 28, 2012 (Class Period).
Excluded from the Class are the Defendants and their officers, directors, management, employees, subsidiaries, or affiliates, all federal governmental entities, and all persons or entities that (i) purchased Lipitor directly from Pfizer for the first time during the Class Period after November 30, 2011, but did not purchase generic Lipitor directly from Ranbaxy during the Class Period; and (ii) all persons or entities that purchased Lipitor directly from Pfizer after November 30, 2011 that did not also purchase generic Lipitor after November 30, 2011.
Also excluded from the Class for purposes of this Settlement Agreement are the following entities: CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (which includes Caremark), Rite Aid Corporation, Rite Aid Hdqtrs. Corp., Walgreen Co. (which includes Kerr Drug), The Kroger Co. (which includes Peytons), Safeway Inc., SuperValu Inc., Meijer, Inc. and Meijer Distribution, Inc., Giant Eagle, Inc., and H-E-B L.P.
In re: Lipitor Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 2332, Master Docket No. 3:12-cv-2389, pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
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