JERRY BEEMAN AND PHARMACY v. ANTHEM PRESCRIPTION

Nos. 07-56692, 07-56693.

652 F.3d 1085 (2011)

JERRY BEEMAN AND PHARMACY SERVICES, INC., doing business as Beemans Pharmacy; Anthony Hutchinson and Rocida Inc., doing business as Finleys Rexall Drug; Charles Miller, doing business as Yucaipai Valley Pharmacy; Jim Morisoli and American Surgical Pharmacy Inc., doing business as American Surgical Pharmacy; Bill Pearson and Pearson and House, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated and on behalf of the general public; doing business as Pearson Medical Group Pharmacy, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. ANTHEM PRESCRIPTION MANAGEMENT, LLC; Argus Health Systems, Inc.; Benescript Services, Inc.; FFI Rx Managed Care; First Health Services Corporation; Managed Pharmacy Benefits, Inc., formerly known as Cardinal Health MPB Inc.; National Medical Health Card Systems, Inc.; Pharmacare Management Services, Inc.; Prime Therapeutics; Restat Corporation; Rx Solutions, Inc.; Tmesys, Inc.; WHP Health Initiatives, Inc.; Mede America Corp., Defendants-Appellants. Jerry Beeman and Pharmacy Services, Inc., doing business as Beemans Pharmacy; Anthony Hutchinson and Rocida Inc., doing business as Finleys Rexall Drug; Charles Miller, doing business as Yucaipai Valley Pharmacy; Jim Morisoli and American Surgical Pharmacy Inc, doing business as American Surgical Pharmacy; Bill Pearson and Pearson and House, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated and on behalf of the general public; doing business as Pearson Medical Group Pharmacy, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. TDI Managed Care Services, Inc., doing business as Eckerd Health Services; Medco Health Solutions, Inc.; Express Scripts, Inc.; Advance PCS, Advance PCS Health, L.P.; Rx Solutions, Inc., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 19, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Peterson (argued), Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP, San Francisco, CA, for the defendants-appellants.

Michael A. Bowse (argued), Brovrae Woods George LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellees.

Opinion by Judge B. FLETCHER; Dissent by Judge WARDLAW.


OPINION

B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

In this consolidated appeal, defendants-appellants (collectively "Defendants") appeal the denial by the district court of their motions for judgment on the pleadings. Plaintiffs-appellees (collectively "Plaintiffs") brought this diversity suit against Defendants to enforce California Civil Code §§ 2527 and 2528. These statutes require Defendants to supply the results of bi-annual studies of California pharmacies...

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