OREANDA-NEWS. February 05, 2015. AstraZeneca today announced that a jury in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts returned a verdict in favour of AstraZeneca in a Multi-District antitrust case filed by various purchaser groups challenging the previous settlement of Nexium patent litigation with Ranbaxy.

AstraZeneca is pleased with the jury’s verdict. The Company has always maintained that the plaintiffs’ allegations were without merit.

All parties have appellate rights.

Two cases making similar allegations were filed by numerous purchasers in the state court in Pennsylvania and are still pending.

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