AbbVie v. Fitch

  1. September 12, 2025

    AbbVie Can't Halt Miss. Discount Drug Law, 5th Circ. Says

    AbbVie and other pharmaceutical manufacturers that participate in Medicaid cannot preliminarily block a Mississippi law barring their interference with the distribution of discounted prescriptions to pharmacies serving low-income patients, the Fifth Circuit ruled Friday, saying the drugmakers haven't shown that the statute likely effectuates a taking of their property.

  2. April 02, 2025

    5th Circ. Asks If Miss. Discount Drug Law Is Constitutional

    A Fifth Circuit panel struggled to untangle a Mississippi state law requiring drugmakers to distribute products to pharmacies at a discount, asking Wednesday whether the law unconstitutionally deprives drugmakers of their right to decide what they do with their property.