Pfizer, Teva lose bid to disqualify ex-prosecutor in generic drug price‑fixing case

2026-03-28 12:10:22

A federal judge has rejected efforts by Pfizer, Teva, and other drugmakers to disqualify a former prosecutor from representing health insurers in a generic drug price-fixing lawsuit. The drugmakers argued that attorney Joseph Nielsen, who previously led similar antitrust cases for U.S. states, could leverage confidential information. However, Judge Cynthia Rufe ruled that the drugmakers failed to demonstrate Nielsen possessed unfairly harmful information or violated professional conduct rules.

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