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Opinion
Filed
Feb. 25, 2019
Case
Fed. Trade Comm'n v. Shire Viropharma, Inc.
Case status
Decided

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SMITH, Chief Judge. Shire ViroPharma, Inc. ("Shire"), 1 manufactured and marketed the lucrative drug Vancocin, which is indicated to treat a life-threatening gastrointestinal infection. After Shire got wind that manufacturers were considering making generic equivalents to Vancocin, it inundated the United St…

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