Federal Loestrin Antitrust Litigation Centralized in Rhode Island

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has centralized all Loestrin oral contraception antitrust litigation and assigned it to Judge William E. Smith of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island.

In an Oct. 2 order, the JPML determined that centralization in Rhode Island best serves the convenience of the parties and witnesses and will “promote the just and efficient conduct of this litigation.”

“These actions share factual questions arising out of allegations that defendants violated federal and state antitrust laws by excluding generic competition for Warner Chilcott's name brand Loestrin 24 Fe oral …