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Graphic Communications Local 1B Health & Welfare Fund "A" v. CVS Caremark Corp.

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided July 2, 2014No. A12-1555PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DIETZEN, Justice.

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.Stat. § 325F.69, subd. 1 (2012), Minnesota’s Consumer Fraud Act (CFA), sufficient to survive a motion to dismiss under Rule 12.

In their amended complaint, the funds allege, among other…

2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Cort v. AshSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Transamerica Mortgage Advisors, Inc. v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Daugherty v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc.California Court of Appeal · 2006
  4. Klein v. First Edina National BankSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1972
  5. Normand Josef Enterprises, Inc. v. Connecticut National BankSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994

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3Cited by53 opinions

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