Express Scripts Inc et al v. Richmond et al
Case Number:
4:25-cv-00520
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Constitutional - State Statute
Judge:
Firms
- Barber Law Firm PLLC
- Friday Eldredge
- Gibson Dunn
- Katten Muchin
- McDaniel Wolff
- Mitchell Williams
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Shults Law Firm
- Sullivan & Cromwell
- WilmerHale
- Winston & Strawn
Companies
- Arkansas Pharmacists Association
- Coventry Health Care Inc.
- CVS Health Corp.
- Express Scripts Holding Co.
- Medco Health Solutions Inc.
- National Community Pharmacists Association
- Navitus Health Solutions LLC
- Pharmaceutical Care Management Association
Sectors & Industries:
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July 29, 2025
Ark. Law Banning PBM-Owned Pharmacies Put On Ice
Arkansas can't enforce a law banning pharmacy benefit managers from owning pharmacies in the state, a federal judge ruled, saying that CVS, Express Scripts, Optum and a trade group are likely to succeed on their claims that the statute unlawfully restricts interstate commerce.
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May 29, 2025
Express Scripts Says Arkansas Can't Ban PBM Pharmacies
Pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts sued the state of Arkansas in federal court Thursday, alleging that the state's recently enacted law banning PBMs from owning pharmacies in the state violated the U.S. Constitution and ran afoul of federal law governing military employee benefits.