GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS LOCAL 1B v. CVS CAREMARK

No. 09-CV-2203(JMR/JSM).

725 F.Supp.2d 849 (2010)

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

United States District Court, D. Minnesota.

July 19, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian A. Glasser , John W. Barrett , Bailey & Glasser, LLP, Charleston, WV, Bryan R. Walters , Perrin Rynders, Varnum LLP, Grand Rapids, MI, David L. Hashmall , Felhaber Larson Fenlon & Vogt, PA, Minneapolis, MN, for Graphic Communications Local 1B Health & Welfare Fund "A"; and the Twin Cities Bakery Drivers Health and Welfare Fund, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated.

Andrea K. Zollett , Frank E. Pasquesi , Robert H. Griffith , Foley & Lardner, LLP, Adam W. Wiers , James R. Daly , Tina M. Tabacchi , Jones Day, Chicago, IL, Christopher R. Morris , Lewis A. Remele, Jr ., Bassford Remele, PA, Tracy J. Van Steenburgh , Nilan Johnson Lewis PA, James K. Langdon , Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Craig S. Coleman , Wendy J. Wildung , Faegre & Benson LLP, David A. Applebaum , Todd A. Noteboom , William L. Greene , Leonard Street and Deinard, PA, David R. Marshall , Joseph J. Cassioppi , Fredrikson & Byron, PA, Britt M. Gilbertson , Gregory J. Stenmoe , Briggs & Morgan, PA, Minneapolis, MN, Jill M. Wheaton , Dykema Gossett , Ann Arbor, MI, for CVS Caremark Corporation; CVS Pharmacy, Inc.; Caremark LLC; Caremark Minnesota Specialty Pharmacy, LLC; Caremark Minnesota Specialty Pharmacy Holding, LLC; Coborn's Incorporated; Kmart Holding Corporation; Sears, Roebuck and Co.; Sears Holdings Corporation; Snyder's Drug Stores (2009), Inc.; Snyder's Holdings, Inc.; Target Corporation; Walgreen Co.; and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.


ORDER

JAMES M. ROSENBAUM, District Judge.

Defendants move to dismiss plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint. Plaintiffs move to remand to state court. Defendants' motion is denied; plaintiffs' motion is granted.

I. Background

Plaintiffs are union-sponsored health benefit plans. Defendants run and operate pharmacies, often as part of larger retail stores. Plaintiffs' complaint alleges ...

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