Apotex Inc. v. Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · Decided 2016-05-16

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DENNIS JACOBS, Circuit Judge: The parties are rival manufacturers of tizanidine, a drug for treating spasticity. Plaintiffs Apotex Incorporated and Apotex Corporation (collectively “Apotex”) allege that defendant Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (“Acorda”) (i) filed a sham citizen petition with the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) to hinder approval of Apotex’s competing formulation in violation of Section Two of the Sherman Act,…

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