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9 May 2017Americas

Generic companies ask district court to dismiss Takeda competition claims

Four generic companies have pushed a district court to dismiss competition allegations against them, stating that the latest amendments made by American Sales Company in a class action complaint are “purely cosmetic” and add no new factual allegations.

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