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A federal judge has approved a $74 million class action lawsuit settlement between Bayer Corp. and consumers who say the company conspired with other drug manufacturers to keep lower-cost generic versions of the drug Cipro off the market. Consumers who purchased Cipro in California between 1997 and 2004 can claim at least $25 cash – maybe more – from the class action settlement.
The Cipro settlement is with Bayer Corp. only; the case against the other manufacturers continues.
Plaintiffs accuse Bayer, Barr Laboratories Inc., Hoechst Marion Rousse, Inc., Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc., and The Rugby Group Inc. of violating antitrust and consumer protection laws by agreeing not to compete with each other, and by keeping lower-cost generic versions of Cipro off the market. The manufacturers deny these claims. Bayer agreed to settle its portion of the case to avoid the cost of further litigation.
No one is claiming that Cipro is unsafe or ineffective.
Who’s Eligible
Class Members of the Bayer Cipro settlement include all persons and entities that purchased the prescription antibiotic drug Cipro in California between January 8, 1997 and October 31, 2004.
The Class includes both consumers and third-party payors:
- Consumer Class Members are people that paid for some or all of the cost of Cipro in California. A Consumer Class Member purchased Cipro from a pharmacy or was administered Cipro in a hospital. These Class Members must have lived in California at any time between January 8, 1997 and October 31, 2004, and paid for some or all of the total cost of a Cipro prescription in California during that time.
- A Third-Party Payor Class Member is an entity that is a party to a contract, issuer of a policy, or sponsor of a plan, and that must pay or reimburse all or part of the cost of Cipro dispensed to its California members.
Potential Award
The amount of money you can receive from the Cipro class action settlement will be based on how many people file valid claims, but it will be at least $25.
Claim Form
Claim Form Deadline
3/31/14
UPDATE: Settlement checks were mailed the week of Feb. 12, 2015.
Case Name
Cipro Cases I & II, Case Nos. 4154 and 4220, in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Diego.
Final Hearing
11/15/13
UPDATE: A federal judge granted final approval to the Bayer Cipro settlement at the Final Fairness Hearing.
Settlement Website
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114 thoughts onBayer Cipro Class Action Lawsuit Settlement
My letter stated that my claim was for $500.00
I dont usually take part in the FOOLS Foolish comment but(tired of liars) If you are tired you should get offline and find something else to do. Like go get a job. I dont have a claim with them. I hope they skip right over you idiot.I dont have to prove it to you nor any other. To those with positive statements she live in Tennessee.The letter came out about 3 weeks ago
Not everyone got a respone three weeks ago, everyone either got a response or a letter statig that they needed more information. i live in california and spent money on the drug back in 1998 so i’m due, but for all the people all over the country who filed claims that were not true shame on you. but you jerk need to shut your mouth and sit down. if you didn’t put in a claim so what, get over it. I think everyone got a response regardless
my mother got a letter and it stated 406.32
call and ask them it a 1800 number
Anyone heard anything on when the checks should be distributed?
Thanks,
they sent me a letter and said i would get a check for 850.00 i called they could not find my claim but i have the letter with the file #
DID THEY SAY WHEN THE DISTRIBUTION WOULD OCCUR.
what was your original claim for?
Has anyone contacted the claims administrator to see when the settlement money would be dispersed. This is taking quite a while, i think.
hopefully we all receive something this week
I don’t think it will be this week as I was give until May 6th to respond to information that I excluded in my original claim, so I image a week or more after this date. I could be wrong.
every claim that i have applied for with rust has been approved rust is not the problem here it’s the garden city group that need’s to sued.
Got a letter asking for more proof since I lived in CA at the time but now live in WA. Hope that means checks are coming soon!
received same letter,haven’t heard anything since. please keep me posted LA.
has any one heard when checks are mailed?