Judge Robinson Denies Defendants’ Motion To Dismiss Antitrust Complaint

By Memorandum Opinion entered by The Honorable Sue L. Robinson in Apotex, Inc., et al. v. Senju Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., et al., Civil Action No. 12-196-SLR (D.Del., May 1, 2015), the Court denied defendants' Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss a complaint alleging antitrust violations by defendants under Section 2 of the Sherman Act. In denying the motion, the Court concluded that plaintiffs alleged a plausible relevant market and offered enough explanation as to why the market should be limited to at least get pass the motion to dismiss stage. Id. at 5. The court recognized that "in the case at bar, as in most cases, proper market definition can be determined only after a factual inquiry into the commercial realities faced by consumers." Id.