ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES v. SAREPTA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

No. CV-20-253.

2021 Ark.App. 330

ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND CINDY GILLESPIE, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY, Appellants, v. SAREPTA THERAPEUTICS, INC., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas, Division II.

Opinion Delivered September 15, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nick Windle , Ark. Dep't of Human Services, for appellants.

Jeffrey L. Handwerker , Paige H. Sharpe , and Allison P. Gardner , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, pro hac vice; and Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C., by: Lyn P. Pruitt and Megan D. Hargraves , for appellee.


This case arose because the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) refused to provide coverage for Exondys, the only drug approved by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) for treatment of the root cause of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a debilitating and ultimately fatal disease that strikes young children...

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