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

STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, THIRD CIRCUIT

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

STATE OF LOUISIANA, BY AND THROUGH ITS ATTORNEY GENERAL, LIZ MURRILL VERSUS ABBVIE, INC., ET AL.

********** ON WRIT APPLICATION FROM THE TWENTY-SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF ST. LANDRY, NO. 23-C-00114-C HONORABLE CHARLES CRAVINS, DISTRICT JUDGE ********** LEDRICKA J. THIERRY JUDGE ********** 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 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. 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 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 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 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 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 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. Cir. 3/24/25), ___ So.3d ___, we affirm the judgment of the trial court and deny Defendant’s writ application. Costs of this proceeding are assessed against Defendant, Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. AFFIRMED; WRITS DENIED.