State of Mississippi v. Optum, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI NORTHERN DIVISION STATE OF MISSISSIPPI PLAINTIFF V. CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:24-CV-718-KHJ-MTP OPTUM, INC., et al. DEFENDANTS ORDER Before the Court is Plaintiff the State of Mississippi’s [12] Motion to Remand. For the reasons stated below, the Court denies the motion. I. Background This case arises from a state-court suit filed by Mississippi against various pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) for their alleged roles in creating and sustaining an opioid epidemic in the state. Compl. [1-4] ¶ 17. Mississippi served Defendants Express…