Case Study
Reverse Payments Settlement Analysis
Cornerstone Research works with pharmaceutical companies to address evolving antitrust issues in the context of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in FTC v. Actavis. In FTC v. Actavis, the Supreme Court established that settlement of pharmaceutical patent litigation involving so-called “reverse payments” must be evaluated under the rule of reason and that “large, unexplained” payments may indicate anticompetitive conduct. In the antitrust disputes that our clients face now, the circuit courts are interpreting the standard set in the Actavis decision when examining “reverse payment” settlements. Cornerstone Research staff and experts actively provide thought leadership evaluating anti- and pro-competitive rationales behind such settlements. Our experts and staff help pharmaceutical companies t