Case Details

Year Initiated/Committed

2001

Year Resolved

2002

Settlement Amount

$1.9 million

Court

Circuit Court of Kanawha County

Docket Number

99-C-327

Lead State

WV

Participating States

WV

Defendant(s)

Hoffmann-La Roche, Ltd., Roche Vitamins Inc., Aventis Animal Nutrition S.A.; Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co., LTD.; Eisai Co., Ltd; Takeda Chemical Industries, LTD., and Basf Corporation

Case Description

West Virginia intervened in the vitamins antitrust litigation pending in West Virginia for purposes of settling price fixing and market allocation agreements among the defendants. The defendants settled the action in conjunction with private plaintiffs and the State. The State then implemented a comprehensive grant program to distribute the proceeds of the settlement to West Virginia entities.