GRAPHIC COMMC'NS. LOCAL 1B v. CVS CAREMARK

No. A12-1555.

850 N.W.2d 682 (2014)

GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS LOCAL 1B HEALTH & WELFARE FUND "A", et al., Respondents/Cross-Appellants, v. CVS CAREMARK CORPORATION, et al., Appellants/Cross-Respondents, Coborn's Incorporated, Appellant/Cross-Respondent, Kmart Holding Corporation, et al., Appellants/Cross-Respondents, Snyder's Drug Stores (2009), Inc., et al., Appellants/Cross-Respondents, Target Corporation, Appellant/Cross-Respondent, Walgreen Co., Appellant/Cross-Respondent, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Appellant/Cross-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

July 2, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Hashmall , Felhaber, Larson, Fenlon & Vogt, P.A., Minneapolis, MN; Perrin Rynders , Bryan R. Walters , Varnum LLP, Grand Rapids, MI; and John W. Barrett , Bailey & Glasser LLP, Charleston, WV, for respondents/cross-appellants.

Lewis A. Remele, Jr. , Christopher R. Morris , Bassford Remele, P.A., Minneapolis, MN; and Robert H. Griffith , Foley & Lardner LLP, Chicago, IL, for appellants/cross-respondents CVS Caremark Corporation, et al.

Kevin D. Hofman , Ronald B. Peterson , Halleland Habicht P.A., Minneapolis, MN, for appellant/cross-respondent Coborn's Incorporated.

Tracy J. Van Steenburgh , Nilan Johnson Lewis, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, for appellants/cross-respondents Kmart Holding Corporation, et al.

James K. Langdon , Dorsey & Whitney, Minneapolis, MN, for appellants/cross-respondents Snyder's Drug Stores (2009), Inc., et al.

Wendy J. Wildung , Craig S. Coleman , Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant/cross-respondent Target Corporation.

Todd A. Noteboom , Elizabeth Wiet Reutter , Leonard, Street and Deinard, PA, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant/cross-respondent Walgreen Co.

David R. Marshall , Joseph J. Cassioppi , Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, for appellant/cross-respondent Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Lori Swanson , Attorney General, Alan I. Gilbert , Solicitor General, Jennifer Yatskis Dukart , Assistant Attorney General, Saint Paul, MN, for amicus curiae State of Minnesota.

Dale O. Thornsjo , Lance D. Meyer , O'Meara, Leer, Wagner & Kohl, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, for amici curiae The Insurance Federation of Minnesota, The American Tort Reform Association, and Minnesotans for Lawsuit Reform.

William L. Davidson , Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, for amicus curiae Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association.

Leah Ceee O. Boomsma , Briggs and Morgan, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, for amici curiae The National Association of Chain Drug Stores, National Community Pharmacists Association, Retail Litigation Center, Minnesota Pharmacists Association, Independent Pharmacy Cooperative, Thrifty White Pharmacy, and the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce.

Donald R. McNeil , Stephen F. Buterin , Heley, Duncan & Melander, PLLP, Minneapolis, MN, for amicus curiae National Labor Alliance of Health Care Coalitions.

Mark S. Olson , Mark Schneebeck , Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly, L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN; and Hugh F. Young, Jr. , Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., Reston, VA, for amicus curiae Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc.


OPINION

Meyer, Helen, Acting Justice1.

At issue in this case is (1) whether Minn. Stat. § 151.21, subd. 4 (2012) creates a private cause of action in favor of respondents, two health and welfare funds, against appellant pharmacies for failing to pass on the difference between the acquisition cost of brand name drugs and substituted generic prescription drugs; and (2) whether the funds pleaded a claim for relief under Minn...

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