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.
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Benjamin J. Fox , Morrison & Foerster LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Michael I. Katz , Thomas Whitelaw & Tyler LLP, Irvine, CA, for Defendant-Appellant Argus Health Systems, Inc.
Kent A. Halkett , Musick Peeler & Garrett, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant-Appellant Benescript Services, Inc.
Jason Levin , Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Martin D. Schneiderman , Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellants FFI Rx Managed Care and Pharmacare Management Services, Inc.
Thomas Makris , Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Sacramento, CA, Brian D. Martin , Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, San Diego, CA, for Defendant-Appellant First Health Services Corp.
Marina N. Vitek , Roxborough, Pomerance & Nye & Adreani LLP, Woodland Hills, CA, for Defendant-Appellant National Medical Health Card Systems, Inc.
J. Kevin Snyder , Dykema Gossett LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Brian D. Martin , Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, San Diego, CA, for Defendant-Appellant Prime Therapeutics.
Sean M. Sherlock , Snell & Wilmer LLP, Costa Mesa, CA, for Defendant-Appellant Restat Corp.
Robert Arthur Muhlbach , Kirtland & Packard, El Segundo, CA, for Defendant-Appellant Rx Solutions, Inc.
Brett Linden McClure , Margaret Anne Grignon, Reed Smith LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant-Appellant Tmesys, Inc.
Matthew Oster , McDermott Will & Emery, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant-Appellant WHP Health Initiatives, Inc.
Neil R. O'Hanlon , Hogan Lovells U.S. LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant-Appellant Mede America Corp.
Before: ALEX KOZINSKI, Chief Judge, HARRY PREGERSON, DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN, SIDNEY R. THOMAS, KIM McLANE WARDLAW, WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, RONALD M. GOULD, MARSHA S. BERZON, JOHNNIE B. RAWLINSON, RICHARD R. CLIFTON and N. RANDY SMITH, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
ORDER CERTIFYING A QUESTION TO THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT
This appeal requires us to decide whether a California statute, Civil Code section 2527, compels speech in violation of the California Constitution. The statute requires drug claims processors to generate studies about pharmacy pricing, summarize the results and disseminate the information to their clients. The three intermediate California appellate courts and...
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