Legal Opinion
National Ass'n of Chain Drug Stores v. New England Carpenters Health Benefits Fund
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 3, 2009No. 09-1577, 09-1580, 09-1578, 09-1579PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
On these appeals, certain pharmacies, several organizations representing pharmacies and an organization representing pharmacy benefit managers (“PBMs”) challenge settlements in two class actions. The actions were brought by purchasers of pharmaceutical drugs against publishers of drug pricing data, as well as a wholesaler not party to these appeals. At issue are both the validity of the settlements approved by the district court and the right of the would-be appellants themselves to contest it on appeal.
In the district court, class actions on behalf of drug purchasers…
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