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The manufacturers of the drug Neurontin reached a $325 million class action lawsuit settlement Wednesday over allegations they fraudulently marketed the prescription drug, which is used to treat seizures, restless leg syndrome, and pain caused by shingles. If approved, third-party payers of the drug will be eligible to claim a cash award from the Neurontin class action settlement, announced Friday.
The Neurontin settlement marks the end to a nearly 10-year-old class action lawsuit battle in which plaintiffs, who included both direct purchasers and third-party payers, accused Pfizer of delaying generic versions of Neurontin and promoted the drug for unapproved uses. Pfizer reached a $190 million Neurontin class action settlement with direct purchasers of the drug (consumers) in April.
The plaintiffs in the Neurontin class action lawsuit alleged that Pfizer delayed competition from generic producers of the drug, gabapentin anhydrous, which Pfizer sold under the name Neurotin, by exercising a monopoly over the medicine. The plaintiffs alleged that Pfizer’s actions included illegal off-label promotion, manipulating the patent application process, filing bogus patent lawsuits, and engaging in fraud, which the plaintiffs claim amounted to violations of the Sherman Act.
Additionally, the plaintiffs claimed they had to overpay for Neurontin. In 2004, following an investigation by the U.S. Justice Department, Pfizer pleaded guilty to criminal illegal marketing charges involving Neurontin and was hit with a $430 million fine, sparking the Neurotin class action lawsuit.
The third-party payor plaintiffs included insurance companies, health care benefit providers, union health and welfare plans, and others. The third-party plaintiffs filed a motion for preliminary approval of the Neurontin settlement, which will provide cash awards to third-party payors in the United States who purchased, paid for, administered and/or reimbursed for Neurontin sold by the Defendants or gabapentin sold by Greenstone LLC.
The Neurontin class action settlement reached in April will apply to consumers in the United States that purchased Neurontin from Pfizer at any time during the period of December 11, 2002 through August 31, 2008, and who have purchased generic gabapentin.
Details on how to file a claim for both the consumer Neurontin class action settlement and the third-party payor settlement were not immediately available, but the settlement website for the third-party payors will be www.NeurontinSettlement.com, according to court documents. The site was not live at press time.
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The TPP plaintiffs are represented by Thomas M. Sobol of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Thomas Greene of Greene LLP, Elizabeth J. Cabraser of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP, Don Barrett of Barrett Law Office, Daniel Becnel Jr. of the Law Offices of Daniel Becnel Jr. and James Dugan of Dugan & Browne.
The Neurontin TPP Antitrust Class Action Lawsuit is In re: Neurontin Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, Case No. 1:04-cv-10981, MDL 1629, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
The Neurontin Consumer Antitrust Class Action Lawsuit is In re: Neurontin Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 2:02-cv-01390, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
UPDATE: Instructions on how to file a claim for the Neurontin third-party payor class action settlement are now available! Click here or visit www.NeurontinSettlement.com for more information.
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156 thoughts on$325M Neurontin Class Action Settlement Reached with Third-Party Payors
I took Gabapentin from early 2017 to 2022. No long term memory. Limited short term memory. Severe RLS. Most of the time I am only able to go from bed to bathroom to recliner. It was suppose to take pain away but made it worse most of the time. I took 1500mg per day. No knowledge of current day/date most of the time. I’ve probably left my home 25x in the past 5 years. Also dealing with heart flutters, hand tremors.You really don’t have enough room for me to continue writing but you are perfectly fine if you want to talk or text me. I NEED HELP!!!
There is another prescription you can take called Lyrica My doctor said if someone could take gabepentin they couldn’t take Lyrica I tried Lyrica and it made me feel the way you feel maybe try Lyrica
I’ve been this shit for thirteen years and now I can barely breath why ain’t these dirty sb said nothing before now hell yes sighn me up it’s just another way to control the population
I was taking gabapentin in 2015-2018 and it has made me have some memory loss, nervousness, attitude issues. It has destroyed my life and would like some help. I be laughing at people when it’s a very serious situation. Please help.
904-868-4437 don’t use computer please call. Have been taking it for years
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I have been taking this medication for about 15 years an it has destroyed my memory short an longterm along with several other things such as insomnia.
I also was on this for back pain! I wish I would have know about this at that time
My husband was on this shit for like 8 years 500mg 3 times a day. He had a massive heart attack two years ago I feel was related to this crap.
So, is this suit was settled, then why is it just now being made public? And what about those of us who suffer from it’s side-effects now and are just now hearing about it?
Right! I just found out about it. Have you heard anything?
I’ve been on Gabapentin for 3 years proscribed after back surgery. Loss of hair leg pain is so bad that walking is unbearable loss of memory my husband was like what is wrong with you that medication is affecting your mind.