Legal Opinion
Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 20 Welfare & Benefit Fund v. CVS Health Corp.
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided November 1, 2016No. C.A. No. 16-046 SPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
WILLIAM E. SMITH, Chief Judge.
Before the Court are Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 13) and Motion to Certify Question to the Indiana Supreme Court (ECF No. 24). Plaintiffs filed Oppositions to both motions (ECF Nos. 20 and 28) and Defendant filed Replies (ECF Nos. 22 and 31). For the reasons that follow, Defendant’s Motions are DENIED.
I. Background1
Plaintiffs are suing CVS Health Corporation (“CVS”), on behalf of themselves and a nationwide putative class of entities providing prescription drug insurance (“Third-Party Payors” or “TPPs”), alleging that CVS perpetrated…
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