April 30, 2026
After the Sixth Circuit ruled that a legal dispute between Ohio and a group of pharmacy benefit managers belongs in federal court, Express Scripts and Cigna now want dismissed the lawsuit accusing them of participating in an antitrust conspiracy that is driving up prescription drug prices.
January 27, 2026
The Sixth Circuit on Tuesday ruled that Ohio's lawsuit accusing pharmacy benefit managers of driving up prescription prices through rebate schemes belongs in federal court, saying in an opinion recommended for publication that the suit imposes liability on conduct undertaken at the direction of a federal officer.
December 11, 2025
A Sixth Circuit appeals panel gave few hints Thursday on whether it would send back to state court a lawsuit from Ohio alleging that pharmacy benefit managers were driving up prescription prices through rebate schemes.
November 26, 2025
Workers who say Prudential mismanaged their retirement savings will ask the Third Circuit to reinstate their class action, while a union pension fund will ask the Eighth Circuit to put General Electric back on the hook for a $230 million in pension withdrawal liability. Here's a look at six upcoming oral argument sessions benefits attorneys should have on their radar.
October 03, 2025
The Sixth Circuit will hear arguments from the state of Ohio and the pharmacy benefit managers it's accusing of colluding to raise the price of prescription medications in December to decide whether the matter belongs in state or federal court.
July 16, 2025
The state of Ohio can't "recast its complaint on appeal" in order to convince the Sixth Circuit that its enforcement suit accusing two pharmacy benefit managers of working to raise the cost of prescription drugs belongs in state court, those managers have told the appellate court.
June 16, 2025
Ohio urged the Sixth Circuit to send its case accusing Express Scripts and Prime Therapeutics of driving up prescription drug prices through rebate schemes back to state court, arguing the case doesn't target any federal government work by the pharmacy benefit managers.
May 01, 2025
Express Scripts and Prime Therapeutics urged the Sixth Circuit to undo a district court order returning a lawsuit from Ohio's attorney general alleging they drove up prescription drug prices to state court, arguing Wednesday an after-the-fact disclaimer of federal program-based claims isn't enough to sever a federal law connection.
March 07, 2025
Ohio state enforcers have told the Sixth Circuit an appeal in their case accusing Express Scripts and Prime Therapeutics of driving up prescription drug prices was not resolved by a U.S. Supreme Court decision dealing with federal versus state jurisdiction.
October 30, 2024
The Sixth Circuit agreed to pause a case from Ohio state enforcers accusing Express Scripts and Prime Therapeutics of driving up prescription drug prices while the U.S. Supreme Court decides another case dealing with federal versus state jurisdiction.