California, Others States Settle in Anti-trust Suit
California, 33 states and Washington, D.C., have reached a settlement in an anti-trust lawsuit they filed against Barr Pharmaceuticals over a deal the company made to prevent a cheaper, generic version of the oral contraceptive Ovcon from reaching the market. Barr will pay the states $5.9 million, including $500,000 in statutory penalties and attorney fees to California, and will not enter noncompetition agreements with companies that sell brand-name drugs.
- "California Attorney General, Other States Settle Suit With Barr Pharmaceuticals" (East Bay Business Times, 2/25).