Date: 04-14-2005

Case Style: State of Oregon, et al. v. Organon USA and Akzo Nobel, N.V.

Case Number: 2:04-cv-05126-FSH-PS

Judge: Faith S. Hochberg

Court: United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

Plaintiff's Attorney:

Donna Siegel Moffa of Trujillo Rodriquez & Richards, LLP, Haddonfield, New Jersey

Defendant's Attorney: Unknown

Description:

The State Attorneys General from all 50 states and territories and End Payor Plaintiffs represented by private class counsel have settled (subject to final approval by the Court) a lawsuit involving the prescription drugs Remeron® and generic mirtazapine. The States and End Payor Plaintiffs alleged that pharmaceutical companies Organon USA Inc. and Akzo Nobel N.V. improperly monopolized the U.S. market for Remeron® and mirtazapine.

Who is Part of the Settlement Class? The proposed "Settlement Class" includes any person (or the estate of a person) and entities such as private or (non-federal) governmental hospitals, nursing homes, and Third Party Payors, such as health insurers, and any assignees, that purchased and/or paid all or part of the purchase price of Remeron® or its generic equivalents (not SolTab®) in the U.S. (including its territories) during the period June 15, 2001 through January 25, 2005. Excluded from the Settlement Class are the wholesalers and retailers and all persons or entities that purchased Remeron® or its generic equivalents (not SolTab®) primarily for purposes of resale. See the full Notice for other entities that are excluded from the Settlement Class.

Outcome: On January 25, 2005, Judge Faith S. Hochberg of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey granted preliminary approval to a proposed $36 million class action settlement.

Plaintiff's Experts: Unknown

Defendant's Experts: Unknown

Comments: Questions about the Settlement, please contact us at:

Remeron® Settlement Administrator
c/o Complete Claim Solutions, Inc.
P.O. Box 24769
West Palm Beach, FL 33416
email: info@remeronsettlement.com

Call Toll-Free: 1-866-401-6807

Toll Free for Hearing Impaired: 1-800-339-4132