Company background

• News
• Company website   Elan acquires Dura December 2000

Litigation background

• Broudo, et al v. Dura Pharmaceuticals, et al
• USDC SD California (San Diego)  3:99-cv-00151-JLS-WMC

• Judge Janis L. Sammartino
• Filed 1.27.99

Lead plaintiffs

• Michael Broudo et al

Complaints

• Second consolidated amended complaint  9.25.00
• Third consolidated amended complaint  8.26.05
• Fourth consolidated amended complaint  7.21.06

Answer

• Company  5.16.08

Motion to dismiss

• Motion and brief  11.22.00
• Opposition brief  2.02.01
• Reply brief  2.20.01

Opinion

• Order  11.05.01  2001 WL 35925887
• Notice of appeal  12.04.01

Opinion

• Order  8.05.03   339 F.3d 933
• Judgment to remand  8.04.05

Opinion

• Decision  4.19.05  544 U.S. 336

Motion to dismiss

• Motion and brief  10.11.05
• Opposition brief  12.01.05
• Reply brief  1.05.06

Opinion

• Order  6.02.06

Motion to dismiss

• Motion and brief  9.05.06

• Opposition brief  10.19.06
• Reply brief  11.03.06
• Scheduling Order: The Court shall hear oral argument re Motion to Dismiss on 12.14.07
• Plaintiff's supplemental authority: Tellabs  11.14.07
• Defendants' reply  11.30.07
• Plaintiffs' submission of new authority  2.01.08

• Tellabs (7th Cir. 1.17.08)  2008 WL 151180

• Defendants' reply  2.12.08

Opinion

• Order  2.20.08 

• order granting in part without prejudice and denying in part motion to dismiss fourth consolidated amended complaint

Lead plaintiff

• Coughlin Stoia
• Bernstein Litowitz
• Cohn Milstein

Company defense

• Brobeck Phleger
• Paul Hastings

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