NATIONAL PHARMACIES, INC., Plaintiff, Appellee,
v.
Carmen FELICIANO-DE-MELECIO, Honorable Carmen de Melecio as Secretary of Health of Puerto Rico, Department of Health of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, acting in her official capacity; Puerto Rico Department of Justice; Defendants.
College of Pharmacists of Puerto Rico; Association of Pharmacy Owners of Puerto Rico, Inc.; Defendants, Appellants.
United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Heard March 9, 2000.
Decided August 2, 2000.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Johanna Emmanuelli-Huertas, with whom Pedro Ortiz-Alvarez and The Law Offices of Pedro Ortiz Alvarez, PSC were on brief, for appellants.
Jay A. Garcia-Gregory, with whom Fiddler, Gonzalez & Rodriguez was on brief, for appellee.
Jesus E. Cuza, Ina M. Berlingeri-Vincenty and Goldman Antonetti & Cordova, P.S.C. on brief for Retired Persons Services, Inc., amicus curiae.
David C. Indiano, Alexander H. Bopp and Indiano, Williams & Weinstein-Bacal on brief for Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, amicus curiae.
Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, LIPEZ, Circuit Judge, and PIERAS, Senior District Judge.
United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.
Before the Court is a dispute over the applicability of the Pharmacy Act of Puerto Rico to mail-order pharmacy services based outside of Puerto Rico that supply pharmaceuticals to customers within Puerto Rico. The district court held that such mail order pharmacy services are not forbidden by the Act and entered judgment in favor of appellee National Pharmacies, Inc. against appellants College of Pharmacists...
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