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7th Circuit Says Motion To Consolidate Depakote Suits Triggers CAFA Jurisdiction
Posted on 17 Oct 2012 by Tom Moylan

CHICAGO - Resolving a split between two district courts, the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Oct. 16 ruled that plaintiffs' motions to consolidate 10 Illinois state court cases involving Abbott Laboratories' anti-seizure drug Depakote... Read More

Tags: Illinois , CAFA , Depakote , In Re: Abbott Laboratories Inc. , Seventh Circuit , birth defects , Abbott Laboratories , anti-seizure drug , St. Clair County Circuit Court , Litigation , Illinois Supreme Court , Class Action Fairness Act , Cook County Circuit Court

Abbott To Pay $1.5 Billion In Civil, Criminal Penalties For Depakote Off-Label Promotion
Posted on 8 May 2012 by Tom Moylan

ABINGDON, Va. - Abbott Laboratories Inc. on May 7 pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor criminal charge and agreed to pay $1.5 billion in criminal fines, civil penalties and forfeiture for off-label marketing its anti-epilepsy drug Depakote despite knowing... Read More

Tags: drugs , Depakote , off-label marketing , Abbott Laboratories , epilepsy , Virginia Medicaid Fraud Control Unit , Food Drug and Cosmetic Act , FDCA , Litigation