GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS LOCAL 1B v. CVS CAREMARK

No. 11-1067.

636 F.3d 971 (2011)

GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS LOCAL 1B HEALTH & WELFARE FUND "A"; The Twin Cities Bakery Drivers Health and Welfare Fund, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CVS CAREMARK CORPORATION; CVS Pharmacy, Inc.; Caremark, LLC; Caremark Minnesota Specialty Pharmacy, LLC; Caremark Minnesota Specialty Pharmacy Holding, LLC; Kmart Holding Corporation; Sears, Roebuck and Company; Sears Holding Corporation; Snyder's Drug Stores (2009), Inc.; Snyder's Holdings (2009), Inc.; Target Corporation; Walgreens Co.; Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.; Coborn's, Inc.; Snyder's Holdings, Inc., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 11, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian J. Murray , Tina M. Tabacchi , Dennis Murashko , Chicago, IL, David R. Marshall , Joseph Cassioppi , Minneapolis, MN, for appellant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

James K. Langdon , Minneapolis, MN, for Appellants Snyder's Drug Stores, Inc., Snyder's Holdings (2009), Inc., and Snyder's Holdings, Inc.

Wendy J. Wildung , Craig S. Coleman , Minneapolis, MN, for Appellant Target Corporation.

Gregory J. Stenmoe , Britt M. Gilbertson , Minneapolis, MN, for Appellant Coborn's Inc.

Todd A. Noteboom , Minneapolis, MN, for Appellant Walgreens Co.

Lewis A. Ramele, Jr. , Christopher R. Morris , Minneapolis, MN, Frank E. Pasquesi , Robert H. Griffith , Andrea K. Zollett , Chicago, IL, for Appellants CVS Caremark Corporation, CVS Pharmacy, Inc., Caremark, LLC, Caremark Minnesota Specialty Pharmacy, LLC, and Caremark Minnesota Specialty Pharmacy Holding, LLC.

Tracy J. Van Steenburgh , Minneapolis, MN, Todd Grant Gattoni , Jill M. Wheaton , Lisa A. Brown , Ann Arbor, MI, for Appellants Kmart Holding Corporation, Sears, Roebuck & Co., and Sears Holdings Corporation.

Perrin Rynders , Bryan R. Walters , Stephen F. MacGuidwin , Grand Rapids, MI, David L. Hashmall , Minneapolis, MN, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Before BOWMAN, BYE, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.


BYE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs, a group of union-sponsored health benefit plans, brought suit in Minnesota state court alleging various generic drug pricing claims against Defendants, who represent leading retail pharmacy chains. Plaintiffs also requested certification of a class of all purchasers of, or third-party payment sources for, generic prescription drugs dispensed by Defendants in Minnesota since July 28, 2003. On...

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