Michigan Attorney General v. Evernorth Health, Inc. et al

  1. April 01, 2026

    PBM Opioid Crisis Suit Stays In Federal Court, Judge Says

    A Michigan federal judge on Tuesday denied a request from the state attorney general to remand to state court a suit accusing two pharmacy benefit managers of fueling the opioid crisis, saying the case will remain in federal court because work performed for federal and nonfederal clients cannot be separated.

  2. July 30, 2025

    Mich. PBM Opioid Suit Belongs In State Court, Judge Told

    Counsel for the State of Michigan argued Wednesday that a lawsuit accusing pharmacy benefit managers Express Scripts and OptumRx of fueling the opioid crisis is not subject to federal officer removal and should be sent back to state court.

  3. February 10, 2025

    PBMs Fight To Keep Mich. AG's Opioid Suit In Federal Court

    Pharmacy benefit managers' work on behalf of federal health insurance plans entitles them to keep Michigan's lawsuit over their role in the opioid crisis in federal court, the companies told a federal judge last week.

  4. January 13, 2025

    PBMs' Federal Work Irrelevant To Opioid Suit, Mich. AG Says

    Michigan's attorney general urged a federal judge Friday to send a case accusing pharmacy benefit managers of stoking the opioid crisis back to the state court where it was originally filed, saying there is nothing federal about the claims.