EpiPen Price-Gouge Suit Against Mylan Partly Given Class Status

Part of the multidistrict lawsuit over EpiPen price gouging, which involves racketeering and antitrust claims against Mylan NV, was certified as a class action Thursday by a Kansas federal judge, who also declined to let other EpiPen buyers proceed collectively.

EpiPen, an epinephrine auto-injector that treats potentially fatal allergic reactions, has been a poster child for drug price-gouging since an uproar in 2016 over its increase from $50 a shot to $300.

The sprawling consolidated suit includes parallel proposed class actions on behalf of patients, insurers, and plan sponsors like employers, as well as individual claims by competitors.

It ...