Jones v. CVS Caremark Corp.

Attorney General Troy King, CVS Care-mark Corporation (“CVS”), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (‘Wal-Mart”), and Rite Aid Headquarters Corporation (“Rite Aid”) have, in two separate petitions, petitioned this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Tallapoosa Circuit Court to accept the October 8, 2009, notice of dismissal, filed by the attorney general on behalf of the State, of the underlying action. We grant the attorney general’s petition and issue the writ (case no. 1090388). Because we issue the writ in case no. 109388, we deny as moot the petition of CVS, Wal-Mart, and Rite Aid (collectively,…