Viatris Investors Sue Drugmaker Over Biosimilars Setback

May 17, 2023, 4:21 PM UTC

Viatris Inc.'s pipeline of new biosimilars and other drugs faced undisclosed, stiff competition during a period when the company’s leadership touted its product launches as a way to offset “erosion” in its existing business lines, an investor alleges.

Viatris saw disappointing revenue and a resulting 24% stock-price decline, shareholder Jason Taylor says. His suit was entered in the docket Tuesday in the US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Taylor is suing on behalf of a proposed class of those who acquired Viatris common stock between March 1, 2021, and February 25, 2022—a time when the company and ...

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