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Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Against Iowa PBM Law, Citing ERISA Preemption and First Amendment Violations

On July 21, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa issued a comprehensive preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of key provisions of Iowa Senate File 383 (the Act), a sweeping law aimed at...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Cutting Out the Middle Man

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Arkansas has become the first state in the nation to enact legislation, effective starting in 2026, prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers (PBM’s) from owning or operating actual pharmacies within the state. We take a look at...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

Plaintiffs Double Down on Challenges to PBM Arrangements in Class Action Lawsuits Involving Johnson & Johnson and JPMorganChase

On March 10, 2024, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint in a much-followed putative class action lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”) alleging that the plan fiduciaries for J&J’s group health plan violated ERISA by...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Oklahoma Patient's Right to Pharmacy Choice Act Preempted by ERISA

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On August 15, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued an opinion in Pharmaceutical Care Management Association v. Glen Mulready, in his official capacity as Insurance Commissioner of Oklahoma, Oklahoma...more

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As It Mulls Whether To Grant Cert in ERISA Case on PBM Fiduciary Liability, Supreme Court Seeks Government's Input

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In December, the Supreme Court requested that U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar file a brief in John Doe 1 v. Express Scripts Inc., weighing in on whether the Court should hear a case about prescription drug costs. If...more

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