Blog Post
April 21, 2020
Claims That Manufacturers of IV Saline Solution Caused Public Health Crisis Twice Dismissed as Insufficiently Plead by Illinois Federal Court
Faegre Drinker on Products Blog
“In the age of COVID-19 and other public health challenges, supply levels in the medical industry occupy a prominent place in our national consciousness,” an Illinois federal judge noted earlier this month while dismissing a proposed class action against manufacturers of intravenous (IV) saline solution. This marked the second dismissal of the proposed class action because the plaintiffs failed to sufficiently back up antitrust allegations that the defendants conspired to manipulate the supply of the product.