Second Circuit declines en banc rehearing in the Cipro reverse payment settlements dispute | Practical Law

Second Circuit declines en banc rehearing in the Cipro reverse payment settlements dispute | Practical Law

On 7 September 2010, the Second Circuit declined to undertake an en banc review of Arkansas Carpenters Health and Welfare Fund v. Bayer AG (Cipro). By rejecting a petition for a rehearing en banc, the Second Circuit declined to re-evaluate its stance on the legality of reverse payment settlements despite an earlier recommendation to plaintiffs to seek such a rehearing given the "exceptional importance" of the implications of reverse payment settlements.

Second Circuit declines en banc rehearing in the Cipro reverse payment settlements dispute

by Practical Law
Law stated as at 07 Sep 2010 • USA (National/Federal)
On 7 September 2010, the Second Circuit declined to undertake an en banc review of Arkansas Carpenters Health and Welfare Fund v. Bayer AG (Cipro). By rejecting a petition for a rehearing en banc, the Second Circuit declined to re-evaluate its stance on the legality of reverse payment settlements despite an earlier recommendation to plaintiffs to seek such a rehearing given the "exceptional importance" of the implications of reverse payment settlements.