In re HIV Antitrust Litigation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
IN RE HIV ANTITRUST LITIGATION.
Case No. 19-cv-02573-EMC
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’
MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL
10 Docket No. 2088
12 Currently pending before the Court is Plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial. Plaintiffs argue that the clear weight of the evidence does not support the jury’s responses to Questions (1) and (2), which concerned, respectively, market power in the relevant market and pay-for-delay. Having considered the parties’ briefs, the evidence presented at trial, and the oral argument of counsel, the Court hereby DENIES Plaintiffs’ motion. I. FACTUAL & PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND In the jury verdict form, there were a set of questions related to anticompetitive conduct and antitrust injury (causation and damages). There were four questions on anticompetitive conduct. Only the first two are relevant for purposes of the pending motion. Question (1) asked: “At step one of the rule of reason, did the…