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States Seeking Remedies for the Rising Costs of Prescription Drugs

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As expected, the lawsuits have commenced following the enactment of the Arkansas legislation prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers (PBM’s) from owning or operating actual pharmacies within the state. Michigan has filed its...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

No Supremacy Clause Preemption Where State Statute Doesn’t Conflict With Federal

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit explained that ordinarily, when state law contradicts with federal law, the state law may be preempted by the federal law under the US Constitution’s Supremacy Clause. However,...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Product Liability Update - April 2025

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Foley Hoag LLP publishes this quarterly Update primarily concerning developments in product liability and related law from federal and state courts applicable to Massachusetts, but also featuring selected developments for New...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

A Rock and a Hard Place - The Third Circuit's Recent Fosamax Preemption Decision

Last month, the Third Circuit issued another appellate opinion in the long-gestating In re Fosamax litigation (3d Cir Sept. 20, 2024, – F. 4th, 2024 WL 4247311). The litigation, now well into its second decade, involves...more

Hall Benefits Law

32 State AGs Urge Justices to Review 10th Circuit Ruling Concerning ERISA Preemption of State PBM Law

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​​​​​​​A bipartisan group of attorneys general from 31 states and the District of Columbia filed an amicus brief in support of a petition for certiorari by Oklahoma’s insurance commissioner to review a decision by the U.S....more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Product Liability 2023 Year in Review

Massachusetts federal and state courts issued several important product liability decisions in 2023. Nutter’s Product Liability practice group reviewed these cases and report on their significant holdings as follows ...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] Drug & Medical Device Litigation - December 5th - 6th, New York, NY

Hosted by American Conference Institute, the 28th Annual Conference on Drug & Medical Device Litigation returns for another exciting year with curated programming and networking opportunities with 400+ industry...more

Epstein Becker & Green

State Regulation of Pharmacy Benefit Managers: Tenth Circuit Holds That ERISA and Medicare Part D Preempt Key Parts of Oklahoma...

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On August 15, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (the “Tenth Circuit”) issued its decision in Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) v. Mulready, one of the first major opinions to further define...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Tenth Circuit Rules ERISA Preempts Oklahoma PBM-Reform Law

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In a win for self-funded (i.e., self-insured) health plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA), the Tenth Circuit recently ruled that ERISA preempts provisions of an Oklahoma law...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

State AGs Choose Products Liability Case as Battleground for State Sovereignty

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A bipartisan coalition of 23 state attorney generals led by Virginia AG Jason Miyares recently went up in arms about a products liability ruling they believe will threaten state consumer protection laws. On May 30, the...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Goldberg, Gramling & O’Rourke: A Prescription for Pharmaceutical Preemption

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued several consequential decisions over the past 15 years setting guidelines for when federal regulations over prescription drug warnings preempt state failure-to-warn claims. Shook Partners...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

ERISA Preemption Developments in Managed Care

For plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461 (ERISA), the doctrine of federal ERISA preemption over state statutes, regulations or administrative schemes has been a central...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Left Coast Appeals

This Week at the Ninth: Implied FDCA Preemption

This week, the Ninth Circuit addresses the statutory prohibition on private enforcement actions under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The Court holds that a drug manufacturer’s suit against a compounding pharmacy for...more

Hogan Lovells

New FDA proposed rule will eventually preempt state drug wholesaler/3PL licensure laws

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced the proposed rule, “National Standards for the Licensure of Wholesale Drug Distributors and Third-Party Logistics Providers,” which aims to improve the security...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] Drug & Medical Device Litigation - December 7th - 8th, New York, NY

The premier event for drug and medical device product liability lawyers to gain essential winning litigation strategies. ACI’s 26th Annual Flagship Conference on Drug and Medical Device Litigation is returning to New York...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

50 State Map of MAC Laws – Can PBMs No Longer Rely on ERISA Preemption to Avoid Certain State Laws?

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Recent court trends suggest that preemption under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) may not apply to certain state laws that regulate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), including state laws governing Maximum...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

U.S. Supreme Court Decision Supports State Regulation of Pharmacy Benefit Managers

The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent unanimous decision clears the way for state regulation of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (“PBMs”). Rutledge v. Pharm. Care Mgmt. Ass’n, 141 S. Ct. 474 (2020). At issue before the High Court was...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

New Supreme Court Ruling Affirms State Regulation of PBM Reimbursement Pricing

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against pharmacy benefit managers (“PBMs”) last month, in a decision that marks a major win for state regulators. (See Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, 2020 WL 7250098 (U.S....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Supreme Court Rules ERISA Does Not Preempt Arkansas’ PBM Regulation

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Recently, the Supreme Court released its decision in Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association. The case considers whether the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) preempts an Arkansas state...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

Supreme Court Holds that ERISA Does Not Preempt Arkansas PBM Law: The Impact on Employer Sponsored Group Health Plans

In a recently decided case, Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) does not preempt an Arkansas statute that...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

The Supreme Court Narrows ERISA Preemption in Rutledge v. PCMA

In the recently-decided Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (“PCMA”), the Supreme Court found 8–0 (Justice Barrett did not take part) that ERISA did not preempt an Arkansas state law that established...more

White & Case LLP

Supreme Court Green Lights Arkansas Law Regulating PBM Pricing Practices

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On December 10, 2020, the Supreme Court in Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association held that ERISA does not pre-empt an Arkansas law regulating PBM prescription drug payment rates to pharmacies because it...more

K&L Gates LLP

340B Update: Recent Supreme Court Ruling May Curtail 340B Program Discriminatory Pricing

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The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued a unanimous decision in Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Ass’n, which supports the validity of state statutes that regulate reimbursement rates pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Supreme Court Decision Caps Big Week in Litigation for Pharmacy Benefit Managers

The U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision on Thursday of last week that will impact state-level regulation of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) by holding that an Arkansas law regulating PBMs was not preempted by the...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Supreme Court Finds ERISA Does Not Preempt State Prescription Drug Pricing Law

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Summary The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously upheld an Arkansas statute that regulates the price that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) pay retail pharmacies for prescription drugs.   ...more

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