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Lawsuit: EpiPen Costs ‘Immoral,’ ‘Price-Gouging’

Mylan Specialty is giving schools around the country its EpiPen device to fight the severe allergic reaction called anaphylaxis. (Photo: Provided) A Cincinnati attorney has filed a class-action lawsuit against the maker of the EpiPen, calling the device’s 500-percent price increase in the last several years “immoral” and “nothing more than price-gouging.” The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Hamilton …


Local Parents File Lawsuit Against Maker of EpiPen for ‘Overpayment’ of Skyrocketing Drug Costs

Cincinnati attorney Carl Lewis says he will become one of the first lawyers in the United States to file a class-action lawsuit against the makers of the EpiPen over skyrocketing costs Tuesday morning. The price of the EpiPen, a device designed to combat life-threatening allergic reactions, has climbed from about $100 in 2007 to $600 to $700 for a pack of two in 2016. The …


Antitrust Class Action: Poultry Producers Manipulated Market, Kept Chicken Prices Too High

Maplevale Farms, one of the country’s leading food service providers, has brought a federal class action antitrust lawsuit against the country’s top poultry producers, alleging they conspired to hatch a plan to manipulate the supply of chicken to keep the price of the birds artificially high, harvesting bumper profits. On Sept. 2, New York-based Maplevale filed its complaint in Chicago federal …



Interactive Intelligence (ININ) Alert: Johnson & Weaver, LLP Launches an Investigation Into the Fairness of Price and Process in Proposed Sale of Interactive Intelligence Group Inc.; Is $60.50 a Fair Price?

Alert: Johnson & Weaver, LLP Launches an Investigation into the Fairness of Price and Process in Proposed Sale of Interactive Intelligence Group Inc.; Is $60.50 a Fair Price? SAN DIEGO, Aug. 31, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Shareholder rights law firm Johnson & Weaver, LLP has launched an investigation into …


Valeant Is Being Sued Under Racketeering Law Over Drug Price Hikes

Two groups sued Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. in a proposed class-action lawsuit Monday, claiming the company’s relationship with specialty mail-order pharmacy Philidor Rx Services was illegal and allowed Valeant to overcharge and wrongly charge for prescription drugs, in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Much of the lawsuit focuses on the …



EpiPen Makers Sued for Selling Pens in Packs of 2

As the makers of EpiPen battle a firestorm surrounding price increases, a new federal lawsuit seeking class-action status argues that the company is engaging in price gouging by forcing consumers to buy the pens in packs of two. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in the Eastern District of Michigan on behalf of …


AEP INDUSTRIES (AEPI) ALERT: Johnson & Weaver, LLP Launches an Investigation Into the Fairness of Price and Process in Proposed Sale of AEP Industries Inc.; Are Shareholders Getting a Fair Deal?

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Shareholder rights law firm Johnson & Weaver, LLP has launched an investigation into whether the board members of AEP Industries Inc. (AEPI) breached their fiduciary duties in connection with the proposed sale of the Company to Berry Plastics Group, Inc. (BERY). AEP manufactures and markets flexible plastic packaging films in North America. Johnson & …