Sausalito Pharmacy, Inc. v. Blue Shield of California, Travelers Insurance Co., Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.

In the district court, summary judgment went against Sausalito and other pharmacies complaining of prepaid prescription plans of health care insurers and administrators. The defendants had entered into contractual arrangements with participating pharmacies under which each participating pharmacy would provide prescription drugs at stipulated prices, which were alleged to be generally less than current charges of the pharmacies to uninsured customers. The claim was that such plans violated § 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S. C.A. § 1, and the corresponding provision of the California Cartwright…