Summons: State of Minnesota, by its Attorney General, Keith Ellison vs Allergan Limited, Allergan Finance, LLC, Watson Laboratories, Inc., Actavis Pharma, Inc., Actavis LLC et. al.

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                                62-CV-24-2060
                                                                                                Filed in District Court
                                                                                                  State of Minnesota
                                                                                                  4/10/2024 3:45 PM




 State of Minnesota                                                            District Court
 County                                                Judicial District:   Second
 Ramsey                                                Court File Number:
                                                       Case Type:           Civil

 State of Minnesota, by its Attorney
 General, Keith Ellison
 Plaintiff

 vs

 Allergan Limited, Allergan Finance, LLC,
                                                               CIVIL SUMMONS
 Watson Laboratories, Inc., Actavis
 Pharma, Inc., Actavis LLC, Teva
 Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., Teva
 Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., and
 Cephalon, Inc.,
 Defendants




This Summons is directed to: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd, 5 Bazel, Petah Tikva,
Central District, 4951033 Israel.

1.      You are being sued. The Plaintiff has started a lawsuit against you. The Complaint is
attached to this summons. Do not throw these papers away. They are official papers that affect
your legal rights, even if nothing has been filed with the Court and there is no court file number
on this Summons.

2.    You must BOTH reply, in writing, AND get a copy of your reply to the
person/business who is suing you within 21 days to protect your rights. Your reply is called
an Answer. Getting your reply to the Plaintiff is called service. You must serve a copy of your
Answer or Answer and Counterclaim (Answer) within 21 days from the date you received the
Summons and Complaint.

       ANSWER: You can find the Answer form and instructions on the Minnesota Judicial
Branch website at www.mncourts.gov/forms under the “Civil” category. The instructions will
explain in detail how to fill out the Answer form.

3.    You must respond to each claim. The Answer is your written response to the Plaintiff’s
Complaint. In your Answer you must state whether you agree or disagree with each paragraph of
the Complaint. If you believe the Plaintiff should not be given everything asked for in the
Complaint, you must say that in your Answer.
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                                                                                                 Filed in District Court
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4.     SERVICE: You may lose your case if you do not send a written response to the
Plaintiff. If you do not serve a written Answer within 21 days, you may lose this case by default.
You will not get to tell your side of the story. If you choose not to respond, the Plaintiff may be
awarded everything they asked for in their Complaint. If you agree with the claims stated in the
Complaint, you don’t need to respond. A default judgment can then be entered against you for
what the Plaintiff asked for in the complaint.

       To protect your rights, you must serve a copy of your Answer on the person who signed
this Summons in person or by mail at this address: 445 Minnesota Street, Suite 1200, St. Paul,
Minnesota 55101.

5.       Carefully read the Instructions (CIV301) for the Answer for your next steps.

6.      Legal Assistance. You may wish to get legal help from an attorney. If you do not have
an attorney and would like legal help:

     •   Visit www.mncourts.gov/selfhelp and click on the “Legal Advice Clinics” tab to get more
         information about legal clinics in each Minnesota county.

     •   Court Administration may have more information about places where you can get legal
         assistance.

NOTE: Even if you cannot get legal help, you must still provide a written Answer to protect
your rights or you may lose the case.

7.      Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). The parties may agree to or be ordered to
participate in an ADR process under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice. You
must still provide your written Answer, even if you expect to use ADR.




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                        62-CV-24-2060
                                                                         Filed in District Court
                                                                           State of Minnesota
                                                                           4/10/2024 3:45 PM




Dated: April 10, 2024       KEITH ELLISON
                            Attorney General
                            State of Minnesota

                            JAMES W. CANADAY (#030234X)
                            Deputy Attorney General

                            /s/ Evan Romanoff
                            EVAN ROMANOFF (#0398223)
                            Assistant Attorney General

                            ERIC J. MALONEY (#0396326)
                            Assistant Attorney General

                            445 Minnesota Street, Suite 1200
                            St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2130
                            (651) 728-4126
                            (651) 757-1021
                            evan.romanoff@ag.state.mn.us
                            eric.maloney@ag.state.mn.us

                            Attorneys for Plaintiff State of Minnesota




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