State of Louisiana, by and Through Its Attorney General, Liz Murrill v. Abbvie, Inc.

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, THIRD CIRCUIT

25-124 C/W 25-136 & 25-132

STATE OF LOUISIANA, BY AND THROUGH ITS ATTORNEY
GENERAL, LIZ MURRILL

VERSUS

ABBVIE, INC., ET AL.

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ON WRIT APPLICATION FROM THE
TWENTY-SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY, NO. 23-C-00114-C
HONORABLE CHARLES CRAVINS, DISTRICT JUDGE

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LEDRICKA J. THIERRY
JUDGE

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Court composed of Sharon Darville Wilson, Charles G. Fitzgerald, and Ledricka J.
Thierry, Judges.

AFFIRMED; WRITS DENIED.

Nicole A. Eichberger
Margaret Frohn Swetman
Proskauer Rose LLP
650 Poydras Street, Suite 1800
New Orleans, LA 70130-6146
(504) 310-4088
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT:
Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

David A. Mukittrick
Bradley R. Ruskin
Proskauer Rose LLP
Eleven Times Square
New York, NY 10036
(212) 969-3000
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT:
Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Colin R. Kass
Proskauer Rose LLP
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Suite 600 South
Washington, DC 20004
(202) 416-6800
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT:
Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Joseph L. Mcreynolds
Deutsch Kerrigan, L.L.P.
755 Magazine Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 377-7865
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT:
Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Charles M. Jarrell
Gina Bradley Tuttle
Guglielmo, Lopez, Tuttle, Hunter & Jarrell
306 E. North Street
Opelousas, LA 70571
(337) 948-8201
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS:
Abbvie, Inc., Warner Chilcott, Ltd, Warner Chilcott Sales (US), LLC,
Warner Chilcott, PLC, Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Allergan, PLC,
Actavis, Inc., and Actavis, PLC

Eugene E. Hutchinson
White & Case LLP
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
(212) 819-8520
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS:
Abbvie, Inc., Warner Chilcott, Ltd, Warner Chilcott Sales (US), LLC,
Warner Chilcott, PLC, Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Allergan, PLC,
Actavis, Inc., and Actavis, PLC

C. Kelly Newman
White & Case LLP
75 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 979-9300
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS:
Abbvie, Inc., Warner Chilcott, Ltd, Warner Chilcott Sales (US), LLC,
Warner Chilcott, PLC, Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Allergan, PLC,
Actavis, Inc., and Actavis, PLC

J. Mark Gidley
Kathryn J. Mims
White & Case LLP
701 13th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 626-3600
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS:
Abbvie, Inc., Warner Chilcott, Ltd, Warner Chilcott Sales (US), LLC,
Warner Chilcott, PLC, Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Allergan, PLC,
Actavis, Inc., and Actavis, PLC

Liz Murrill, Attorney General for the State of Louisiana
Mike Dupree, Public Protection Division
Mario Guadamud, Complex Litigation Unit
Matthew P. Stafford, Jr., Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
John J. Kelley, Office of the Attorney General
Ryan McNeil, Office of the Attorney General
1885 North 3rd Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
(225) 326-6468
COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLEE:
State of Louisiana

John Alden Meade
Meade Young, LLC
400 Poydras Street, Suite 1680
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 382-6283
COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLEE:
State of Louisiana

Robert L. Salim
Salim-Beasley LLC
1901 Texas Street, Suite 1680
Natchitoches, LA 71457
(337) 352-5999
COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLEE:
State of Louisiana

Patrick C. Morrow
Richard T. Haik, Jr.
Morrow, Morrow, Ryan & Bassett
P.O. Drawer 1787
324 W. Landry Street
Opelousas, LA 71571
(337) 948-4483
COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLEE:
State of Louisiana

THIERRY, Judge.

For the reasons discussed in the consolidated appeal of State of Louisiana, by

and through its Attorney General, Liz Murrill v. AbbVie, Inc., et al., 25-136 (La.App.

3 Cir. 3/24/25), ___ So.3d ___, we affirm the judgment of the trial court and deny

Defendants’ writ application. Costs of this proceeding are assessed against

Defendants, AbbVie, Inc.; Warner Chilcott, LTD; Warner Chilcott (US), LLC;

Warner Chilcott Sales (US), LLC; Warner Chilcott Company, LLC; Warner

Chilcott, PLC; Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Watson Laboratories, Inc.; Allergen,

PLC; Actavis, Inc.; and Actavis, PLC.

AFFIRMED; WRITS DENIED.