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A website has been established for a Lovenox price-fixing class action lawsuit which recently saw the certification of a Class of indirect purchasers of the anticoagulant.
The website provides information regarding the class action which is scheduled to go to trial unless a settlement can be reached.
While the website is live, it is not accepting claims yet. Top Class Actions will provide claim filing instructions as soon as they become available.
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Plaintiffs in the Lovenox class action lawsuit motioned for Class certification in November and were subsequently granted certification by the court.
The certified Class includes individuals or entities who bought or provided payment for Lovenox or enoxaparin (the generic form of the drug) between Sept. 21, 2011 and Sept. 30, 2015.
The Class includes hospitals, third party payors, and people without insurance from the following states: Arizona, Arkansas, California, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Class Members had until Dec. 19, 2019 to exclude themselves from the Class or object to the Lovenox class action lawsuit.
Lovenox, and the generic form enoxaparin, are blood thinning medications used to manage the risk of blood clots. The medication is particularly prescribed to people who are at risk for developing clots in the legs through a condition known as deep vein thrombosis.
According to plaintiffs in the Lovenox class action lawsuit, manufacturers Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Sandoz Inc. conspired together to artificially increase the cost of the medications. The companies allegedly achieved this by suppressing other generic forms of Lovenox – meaning that the only options for the medication were Lovenox or the generic enoxaparin.
In 2003, Momenta and Sandoz reportedly reached an agreement under which the companies would split Sandoz’s profits from generic enoxaparin. However, according to the plaintiffs, the terms of this agreement were only in effect if Sandoz was the only company to sell the generic drug.
In order to suppress the competition, Momenta allegedly secured a patent on the quality test used in the production of enoxaparin. This reportedly meant that no other companies could manufacture the generic medication without infringing on the patent.
Other companies attempted to sell the generic medication or patent the testing practice but were allegedly manipulated or sued by Momenta until they backed off – ensuring the company’s control of the market.
As a result of the agreement and subsequent suppression of competition, Momenta and Sandoz reportedly secured a monopoly which allowed them to increase the price of the medication. Plaintiffs in the Lovenox class action lawsuit claim that indirect purchasers of the products were financially harmed by the alleged price-fixing scheme.
Did you take Lovenox or the generic form of the drug, enoxaparin? Share your experiences in the comment section below.
Plaintiffs and the recently certified Class are represented by Brendan P. Glackin, Mark P. Chalos, Dean M. Harvey, Bruce W. Leppla, Katherine L. Benson, John Tate Spragens and Adam Gitlin of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP.
The Lovenox Antitrust Class Action Lawsuit is The Hospital Authority of Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County Tennessee, et al. v. Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc., et al., Case No. 3:15-cv-01100, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
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108 thoughts onLovenox Price-Fixing Class Action Website Is Live
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So we have been told, as pregnant women, that the only drug available when you have a blood clot is Lovenox. At $1,400 per month with insurance, This is atrocious!
I maxed out every credit card I had to allegedly ens8the safety of my unborn child and myself while I was pregnant. Lovenox -. Shame! Shame!
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In 2012 my husband was given a prescription for Lovenox when he was being discharged from the hospital, since they had been giving it to him. When trying to get the prescription filled I found it would be close to $1000 for a 30 days supply of the filled syringes. This was our co-pay. There was absolutely no way we could afford this. I had gone to Walgreens first, since my husband had been getting his prescriptions there. I then went to a CVS Pharmacy and they agreed to allow me to order only three of the syringes at a time for $86. I was able to put these charges onto various credit cards. My husband finally refused to have me fill the prescriptions anymore because of the cost. He passed away August 8, 2012 of rectal cancer.
I still think Lovenox is up to something with hospitals. I was hospitalized for one day in dec 2020 for a UTI with kidney damage and dehydration and whie I was there the first day they tried to give me Lovenox. I questioned the nurse who called the ER doctor that admitted me and they withdrew the order. The next morning while waiting to be discharged they came in again to give me Lovenox, I questioned the nurse who told me that my new Dr had reordered it and she gave me the injection. No reason why it was ordered was just weird to me
Please add me
Yes…i couldn’t afford but i need it . when i couldn’t get i used Coumadin..which was a hassle bc shot works better
I used to skip doses because one dose was 75 dollars and prayed that I WOULDNT get a blood clot
Please add me
I thought it was the only option when I was pregnant and there was an issue with my insurance paying it and I didn’t have enough money… it really had me stressed out at the time and being pregnant only made it worse… went into labor early… horrible time in my life..