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SORRELL v. IMS HEALTH INC.

No. 10-779.

131 S.Ct. 2653 (2011)

564 U.S. 552

180 L.Ed.2d 544

SORRELL, Attorney General of Vermont, et al. v. IMS HEALTH INC. et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 23, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David C. Frederick , Scott H. Angstreich , Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C., Washington, D.C., Whliam H. Sorreh , Attorney General, Bridget C. Asay , Counsel of Record, Sarah E.B. London , David R. Cassetty , Assistant Attorneys General, Office of the Attorney General, Montpeher, Vermont, for Petitioners.

Thomas R. Julin , Jamie Z. Isani , Patricia Acosta, Hunton & Whliams LLP, Miami, FL, Robert B. Hemley , Matthew B. Byrne , Gravel and Shea, Burlington, VT, Thomas C. Goldstein , Counsel of Record, Kevin K. Russeh , Amy Howe, Tejinder Singh, Goldstein, Howe & Russell, P.C., Bethesda, MD, for Respondents.

Karen McAndrew , Linda J. Cohen , Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew, P.C., Burlington, VT, Lisa S. Blatt , Counsel of Record, Jeffrey L. Handwerker , Robert J. Katerberg , Sarah Brackney Arni , Kristin M. Hicks , Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington, DC, for Respondent Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.

David C. Frederick , Scott H. Angstreich , Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C., Washington, D.C., William H. Sorrell , Attorney General, Bridget C. Asay , Counsel of Record, Sarah E.B. London , David R. Cassetty , Assistant Attorneys General, Office of the Attorney General, Montpelier, VT, for Petitioners.

Justice KENNEDY delivered the opinion of the Court.

Vermont law restricts the sale, disclosure, and use of pharmacy records that reveal the prescribing practices of individual doctors. Vt. Stat. Ann., Tit. 18, § 4631 (Supp.2010). Subject to certain exceptions, the information may not be sold, disclosed by pharmacies for marketing purposes, or used for marketing by pharmaceutical manufacturers. Vermont argues that its prohibitions safeguard medical privacy and...

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