PRECEDENTIAL

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT

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Nos. 14-4202, 14-4203, 14-4204, 14-4205, 14-4206, 14-4602 

& 14-4632

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IN RE: LIPITOR ANTITRUST LITIGATION

Rite Aid Corporation; Rite Aid Hdqtrs. Corporation; JC (PJC) 

USA, LLC; Maxi Drug, Inc. d/b/a Brooks Pharmacy; Eckerd 

Corporation,

Appellants in No. 14-4202

Walgreen Company; The Kroger Co.; Safeway, Inc.; 

Supervalu, Inc.; HEB Grocery Company L.P.,

 Appellants in No. 14-4203

Giant Eagle, Inc., 

Appellant in No. 14-4204

Meijer, Inc.; Meijer Distribution, Inc.,

Appellants in No. 14-4205

Rochester Drug Co-Operative, Inc.; Stephen L. LaFrance 

Pharmacy, Inc. d/b/a SAJ Distributors; Burlington Drug 

Company, Inc.; Value Drug Company; Professional Drug 

Company, Inc.; American Sales Company LLC,

 Appellants in No. 14-4206
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A.F.L.-A.G.C. Building Trades Welfare Plan; Mayor and City 

Council of Baltimore, Maryland; New Mexico United Food 

and Commercial Workers Union’s and Employers’ Health 

and Welfare Trust Fund; Louisiana Health Service Indemnity 

Company, d/b/a Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Louisiana; Bakers 

Local 433 Health Fund; Twin Cities Bakery Workers Health 

and Welfare Fund; Fraternal Order of Police, Fort Lauderdale 

Lodge 31, Insurance Trust Fund; International Brotherhood of 

Electrical Workers Local 98; New York Hotel Trades 

Counsel & Hotel Association of New York City, Inc., Health 

Benefits Fund; Edward Czarnecki; Emilie Heinle; Frank 

Palter; Andrew Livezey; Edward Ellenson; Jean Ellyne 

Dougan; Nancy Billington, on behalf of themselves and all 

others similarly situated,

Appellants in No. 14-4602

RP Healthcare, Inc.; Chimes Pharmacy, Inc.; James 

Clayworth, R.Ph., d/b/a Clayworth Pharmacy; Marin 

Apothecaries, Inc., d/b/a Ross Valley Pharmacy; Golden Gate 

Pharmacy Services, Inc., d/b/a Golden Gate Pharmacy; 

Pediatric Care Pharmacy, Inc.; Meyers Pharmacy, Inc.; Tony

Mavrantonis R. Ph., d/b/a Jack’s Drugs; Tilley Apothecaries 

Inc., d/b/a Zweber’s Apothecary,

Appellants in No. 14-4632
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Nos. 15-1184, 15-1185, 15-1186, 15-1187, 15-1274, 15-1323 

& 15-1342

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IN RE: EFFEXOR XR ANTITRUST LITIGATION

Walgreen, Co.; The Kroger, Co.; Safeway, Inc.; Supervalu, 

Inc.; HEB Grocery Company LP; American Sales Company, 

Inc.,

 Appellants in No. 15-1184

Rite Aid Corporation; Rite Aid Hdqtrs., Corporation; JCG 

(PJC) USA, LLC; Maxi Drug, Inc. d/b/a Brooks Pharmacy; 

Eckerd Corporation; CVS Caremark Corporation,

Appellants in No. 15-1185

Giant Eagle, Inc.,

Appellant in No. 15-1186

Meijer, Inc.; Meijer Distribution, Inc.,

 Appellants in No. 15-1187

Professional Drug Company, Inc.; Rochester Drug CoOperative, Inc.; Stephen L. LaFrance Holdings, Inc.; Stephen 

L. LaFrance Pharmacy, Inc. d/b/a SAJ Distributors; 

Uniondale Chemist, Inc.,

Appellants in No. 15-1274
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Painters District Council No. 30 Health & Welfare Fund;

Medical Mutual of Ohio,

Appellants in No. 15-1323

A.F.L.-A.G.C. Building Trades Welfare Plan; Daryl Deino;

IBEW-NECA Local 505 Health & Welfare Plan; Louisiana

Health Service Indemnity Company d/b/a Blue Cross/Blue 

Shield of Louisiana; Man-U Service Contract Trust Fund; 

MC-UA Local 119 Health & Welfare Plan; New Mexico 

United Food and Commercial Workers Union’s and 

Employers’ Health and Welfare Trust Fund; Plumbers and 

Pipefitters Local 572 Health and Welfare Fund; Sergeants 

Benevolent Association Health and Welfare Fund; Patricia 

Sutter (together “End-Payor Class Plaintiffs”) on behalf of 

themselves and all others similarly situated,

Appellants in No. 15-1342

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On Appeal from the United States District Court

for the District of New Jersey

(MDL 2332) / (D.N.J. No. 3-12-cv-02389) / (D.N.J. No. 3-

12-cv-02478) / (D.N.J. No. 3-12-cv-02519) / (D.N.J. No. 3-

12-cv-04115) / (D.N.J. No. 3-12-cv-04537) / (D.N.J. No. 3-

12-cv-05129) / (D.N.J. No. 3-12-cv-06774) / (D.N.J. No. 3-

12-cv-07561)

(D.N.J. No. 3-11-cv-05479) / (D.N.J. No. 3-11-cv-05590) / 

(D.N.J. No. 3-11-cv-05661) / (D.N.J. No. 3-11-cv-06985) / 

(D.N.J. No. 3-11-cv-07504) / (D.N.J. No. 3-12-cv-03116) / 

(D.N.J. No. 3-12-cv-03523)

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ORDER AMENDING OPINION
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At the direction of the Court, the opinion filed on April 

13, 2017 is amended as follows:

Page 21, first full paragraph, third line: <four individualretailers asserting direct-purchaser claims> is changed to 

<several individual-retailers asserting direct-purchaser 

claims>.

Page 21, first full paragraph, ninth line: delete <several> 

before <California-based pharmacists>.

Page 25, only full paragraph, second line: <'983 Patent> is 

changed to <'893 Patent>.

Page 28, fourth paragraph, fourth line: <four individualretailers asserting direct-purchaser claims> is changed to 

<several individual-retailers asserting direct-purchaser 

claims>.

Page 31, second paragraph, fourth line: <four individualretailers filed complaints> is changed to <several individualretailers filed complaints>.

Page 43, first full paragraph, first line: <Our jurisdictional 

holding is consistent, we think, with two of the Second 

Circuit’s pre-Actavis reverse-payment cases.> is changed to 

<Our jurisdictional holding is consistent, we think, with two 

of the Second Circuit’s pre-Actavis cases.>.
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Page 43, first full paragraph, tenth line: <(per curiam)> is 

added after <Arkansas Carpenters Health & Welfare v. Bayer 

AG, 604 F.3d 98, 103 n.10 (2d Cir. 2010)>.

Page 44, first full paragraph, first line: <And in DDAVP, 585 

F.3d 677, the Second Circuit retained jurisdiction over a 

reverse-payment case.> is changed to <And in DDAVP, 585 

F.3d 677, the Second Circuit retained jurisdiction over an 

antitrust case presenting patent-law issues.>.

For the Court,

Marcia M. Waldron, Clerk

Date: April 19, 2017

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