EX PARTE ENDO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC.

1200470.

354 So.3d 488 (2021)

EX PARTE ENDO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC. et al. (In re: The DCH Health Care Authority et al. v. Purdue Pharma L.P. et al.).

Supreme Court of Alabama.

November 19, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sara M. Turner and Leigh Anne Fleming of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, Birmingham, for petitioners Endo Health Solutions Inc.; Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Par Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc.

Brenton A. Rogers and Eric L. White of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, Illinois; and Daniel T. Donovan of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, D.C., for petitioners Abbott Laboratories and Abbott Laboratories, Inc.

F. Chadwick Morriss and Jennifer G. Levy , P.C., of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, D.C.; and Donna Welch , P.C., Timothy Knapp , P.C., and Karl Stampfl of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, Illinois, for petitioners Allergan Finance, LLC, and Allergan Sales, LLC.

H. Lanier Brown II and J. Patrick Strubel of Watkins & Eager PLLC, Birmingham; and Rachel B. Weil of ReedSmith, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for petitioner AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation.

Thomas E. Walker and H. Eli Lightner II of White, Arnold & Dowd P.C., Birmingham, for petitioner Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC.

Bert P. Taylor of Taylor Partners, LLC, Orange Beach; and James W. Matthews , Ana M. Francisco , and Katy E. Koski of Foley & Lardner LLP, Boston, Massachusetts, for petitioner Anda, Inc.

Wilson F. Green of Fleenor & Green LLP, Tuscaloosa; Kevin M. Sadler of Baker Botts LLP, Palo Alto, California; and Scott D. Powers and David T. Arlington , of Baker Botts LLP, Austin, Texas, for petitioner Assertio Therapeuticals, Inc., f/k/a Depomed, Inc.

Robert K. Spotswood , Joshua K. Payne , and Jess R. Nix of Spotswood Sansom & Sansbury LLC, Birmingham; and Colleen M. McNamara of Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, D.C., for petitioner Cardinal Health, Inc.

Andrew P. Campbell and Cason M. Kirby of Campbell Partners LLC, Birmingham; Jeff T. Brock , Evergreen; and Conor B. O'Croinin of Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, Baltimore, Maryland, for petitioner CVS Pharmacy, Inc., and CVS Indiana, L.L.C.

Christopher S. Berdy and Caroline D. Walker of Butler Snow LLP, Birmingham; Steve Brody of O'Melveny & Meyers, LLP, Washington, D.C.; and Charles C. Lifland and Justine M. Daniels of O'Melveny & Meyers LLP, Los Angeles, California, for petitioners Johnson & Johnson and Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Sela S. Blanton and Elizabeth N. Terenzi of Bainbridge, Mims, Rogers & Smith, LLP, Birmingham; and Christopher N. Nahley and Ronda L. Harvey of Bowles Rice LLP, Charleston, West Virginia, for petitioners The Kroger Co. and Kroger Limited Partnership, II.

Gerald C. Swann, Jr. , of Ball, Ball, Matthews & Novak, P.A., Montgomery; Daniel G. Jarcho of Alston Si Bird LLP, Washington, D.C.; and Cali K. Dawson and Jenny A. Hergenrother of Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, Georgia, for petitioner Noramco, Inc.

George R. Irvine III and Finley B. Reeves of Stone Crosby, P.C., Daphne, for petitioners Rite Aid of Alabama, Inc., and Rite Aid of Maryland, Inc.

John A. Henig, Jr. , and Richard K. Vann, Jr. , of Copeland, Franco, Screws & Gill, P.A., Montgomery; and John P. McDonald and Brandan Montminy of Locke Lord, LLP, Dallas, Texas, for petitioner Henry Schein, Inc.

H. Lanier Brown II and J. Patrick Strubel of Watkins & Eager PLLC, Birmingham; and William E. Padgett of Barnes & Thornburg, LLP, Indianapolis, Indiana, for petitioner H.D. Smith, LLC, f/k/a H. D. Smith Wholesale Drug Co.

Wendy West Feinstein of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Bert P. Taylor of Taylor Partners, LLC, Orange Beach, for petitioners Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Cephalon, Inc., Watson Laboratories, Inc., and Actavis Pharma, Inc.

Anne Stone Sumblin of Stone Sumblin Law LLC, Kinston; and Lester C. Houtz and Alex J. Harris of Bartlit Beck LLP, Denver, Colorado, for petitioners Walgreen Co. and Walgreen Eastern Co., Inc.

Alan T. Hargrove, Jr. , and Dennis R. Bailey of Rushton, Stakely, Johnston & Garrett, P.A., Montgomery; and Christopher Lovrien , Erin Burke , and Jason C. Wright of Jones Day, Los Angeles, California, for petitioners Walmart, Inc., and Wal-Mart Stores East, LP.

Steve Martino of Taylor, Martino, P.C., Mobile; and Robert C. King of The King Law Firm, PC, Monroeville, for respondents.


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