CITY OF HUNTINGTON v. AMERISOURCEBERGEN DRUG

Civil Action No. 3:17-01362, Civil Action No. 3:17-01665.

531 F.Supp.3d 1132 (2021)

The CITY OF HUNTINGTON, Plaintiff, v. AMERISOURCEBERGEN DRUG CORPORATION, et al., Defendants. Cabell County Commission, Plaintiff, v. AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. West Virginia.

Signed March 31, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alison S. Gaffney , Pro Hac Vice, David J. Ko , Pro Hac Vice, Dean N. Kawamoto , Pro Hac Vice, Derek W. Loeser , Pro Hac Vice, Keller Rohrback, Seattle, WA, Andrea Bierstein , Simmons Hanly Conroy , Evan M. Janush , Pro Hac Vice, The Lanier Law Firm, Paulina do Amaral , Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, New York, NY, Andrew P. Arnold , Pro Hac Vice, Annie E. Kouba , Pro Hac Vice, Christopher F. Moriarty , Pro Hac Vice, Ethan B. DuBois , Pro Hac Vice, Monique Alycia Christenson , Pro Hac Vice, Temitope Leyimu , Pro Hac Vice, Anne McGinness Kearse , Motley Rice, Mt. Pleasant, SC, Anthony J. Majestro , Powell & Majestro, Charles R. Webb , The Webb Law Center, Charleston, WV, Brandon L. Bogle , Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty Proctor, Pensacola, FL, Clayton J. Fitzsimmons , Mark A. Colantonio , Robert P. Fitzsimmons , Fitzsimmons Law Firm, Wheeling, WV, David I. Ackerman , Pro Hac Vice, David D. Burnett , Pro Hac Vice, Linda J. Singer , Motley Rice, Washington, DC, Donald Arbitblit , Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, San Francisco, CA, Erin K. Dickinson , Pro Hac Vice, Crueger Dickiknson, Whitefish Bay, WI, Jennifer R. Scullion , Pro Hac Vice, Seeger Weiss, Ridgefield, NJ, Joseph F. Rice , Pro Hac Vice, Michael Edward Elsner , Pro Hac Vice, Natalia Deyneka , Motley Rice, Mount Pleasant, SC, Kathleen Clark Knight , Pro Hac Vice, McHugh Fuller Law Group, Hattiesburg, MS, Mark P. Chalos , Pro Hac Vice, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, Nashville, TN, Michael Jay Fuller, Jr. , Farrell & Fuller, San Juan, PR, Michael J. Pendell , Pro Hac Vice, Motley Rice, Hartford, CT, Michael J. Quirk , Pro Hac Vice, Motley Rice, Philadelphia, PA, Robert E. Kennedy , Weisman Kennedy & Berris, Cleveland, OH, Anthony D. Irpino , Irpino Avin Hawkins Law Firm, New Orleans, LA, John David Hurst , Motley Rice, Morgantown, WV, for Plaintiff.

A.L. Emch , Gretchen M. Callas , Jackson Kelly, Charleston, WV, Abigail M. Pierce , Pro Hac Vice, Alyssa F. Conn , Pro Hac Vice, Anne E. Rollins , Pro Hac Vice, Joseph J. Mahady , Pro Hac Vice, Michael J. Salimbene , Pro Hac Vice, Robert A. Nicholas , Pro Hac Vice, Shannon E. McClure , Pro Hac Vice, Reed Smith, Meredith S. Auten , Pro Hac Vice, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, PA, Andrew N. Schock , Pro Hac Vice, Sandra K. Zerrusen , Jackson Kelly, Akron, OH, Brent R. Gary , Pro Hac Vice, Reed Smith, McLean, VA, Brian T. Himmel , Pro Hac Vice, Jeffrey M. Weimer , Pro Hac Vice, Reed Smith, Pittsburgh, PA, Christina M. Vitale , Pro Hac Vice, Reed Smith, Houston, TX, Eric W. Sitarchuk , Pro Hac Vice, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Philadelpha, PA, Kim M. Watterson , Pro Hac Vice, Reed Smith, Los Angeles, CA, Shana E. Russo , Pro Hac Vice, Reed Smith, Princeton, NJ, Steven James Boranian , Pro Hac Vice, Reed Smith, San Francisco, CA, Justin M. Sizemore , Pro Hac Vice, Reed Smith, Richmond, VA, for Defendant AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation.

Adam Joshua Podoll , Ashley W. Hardin , Danielle J. Sochaczevski , Enu Mainigi , Pro Hac Vice, Frank Lane Heard, III , J. Andrew Keyes , Pro Hac Vice, Joseph S. Bushur , Pro Hac Vice, Joshua David Tully , Loryn Helfmann , Monika Isia Jasiewicz , Pro Hac Vice, Steven M. Pyser , Pro Hac Vice, Jennifer Gourley Wicht , Pro Hac Vice, Suzanne Salgado , Pro Hac Vice, William F. Hawkins , Pro Hac Vice, Williams & Connolly, Washington, DC, David R. Pogue , Michael W. Carey , Raymond S. Franks, II , Steven R. Ruby , Carey Douglas Kessler & Ruby, Brian A. Glasser , Bailey & Glasser, Charleston, WV, for Defendant Cardinal Health, Inc.

Amber Michelle Charles , Pro Hac Vice, Clayton L. Bailey , Pro Hac Vice, Emily Kveselis , Pro Hac Vice, Emily Sarah Ullman , Pro Hac Vice, Geoffrey E. Hobart , James A. Goold , Pro Hac Vice, Kevin Michael Kelly , Pro Hac Vice, Laura M. Flahive Wu , Marc P. Capuano , Pro Hac Vice, Matthew M. Benov , Maureen Frances Browne , Pro Hac Vice, Megan A. Crowley , Pro Hac Vice, Meghan E. Monaghan , Pro Hac Vice, Neil K. Roman , Pro Hac Vice, Nicole Antoine , Pro Hac Vice, Paul W. Schmidt , Pro Hac Vice, Ronald G. Dove, Jr. , Pro Hac Vice, Stephen F. Petkis , Pro Hac Vice, Timothy C. Hester , Pro Hac Vice, Anna Q. Han , Pro Hac Vice, Jonathan Y. Mincer , Pro Hac Vice, Mark H. Lynch , Pro Hac Vice, Covington & Burling, Washington, DC, Carol Dan Browning , Pro Hac Vice, Stites & Harbison, Louisville, KY, Christopher K. Eppich , Pro Hac Vice, Covington & Burling, Los Angeles, CA, Dale Anne Rice , Pro Hac Vice, Covington & Burling, San Francisco, CA, David W. Haller , Pro Hac Vice, Gregory L. Halperin , Pro Hac Vice, Sara J. Dennis , Pro Hac Vice, Shailee Diwanji Sharma , Pro Hac Vice, Covington & Burling, New York, NY, Jane E. Bockus , Pro Hac Vice, Dykema Gossett, San Antonio, TX, Jeffrey M. Wakefield , Jason L. Holliday , Emily Ford , Flaherty Sensabaugh & Bonasso, Charleston, WV, Megan L. Rodgers , Pro Hac Vice, Covington & Burling, Palo Alto, CA, for Defendant McKesson Corporation.

Eric R. Delinsky , Zuckerman Spaeder, Washington, DC, for Defendant CVS Indiana, L.L.C.

Elisa P. McEnroe , Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, PA, Kelly A. Moore , Morgan Lewis & Bockius, New York, NY, for Defendant Rite Aid Mid-Atlantic Customer Support Center, Inc.

Ronda L. Harvey , Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love, Charleston, WV, for Defendant Kroger Limited Partnership I.

Bryant J. Spann , Robert H. Akers , Thomas Combs & Spann, Charleston, WV, Kaspar J. Stoffelmayr , Bartlit Beck, Chicago, IL, for Defendant Walgreen Eastern Co., Inc.

Thomas E. Rice, Jr. , Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice, Kansas City, MO, for Defendant KVK-Tech, Inc.

Webster J. Arceneaux, III , Lewis Glasser, Charleston, WV, Kelly A. Moore , Morgan Lewis & Bockius, New York, NY, for Defendant Rite Aid of West Virginia, Inc.

Bryant J. Spann , Robert H. Akers , Thomas Combs & Spann, Charleston, WV, for Defendants Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., Walgreen Co.

Shirlethia F. Franklin , Pro Hac Vice, Jones Day, Washington, DC, Tara A. Fumerton , Pro Hac Vice, Tina M. Tabacchi , Pro Hac Vice, Jones Day, Chicago, IL, Neva G. Lusk , Spilman Thomas & Battle, Charleston, WV, for Defendant Walmart Inc.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

Pending before the court is defendants' motion for summary judgment on the ground that plaintiffs lack standing. (ECF No. 238.) For the reasons that follow, the motion is DENIED.

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