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Exploring Critical Business and Legal Issues across the Healthcare and Life Sciences Industries

This Week in 340B: September 10 – 16, 2024

Posted In 340B

Find this week’s updates on 340B litigation to help you stay in the know on how 340B cases are developing across the country. Each week we comb through the dockets of more than 50 340B cases to provide you with a quick summary of relevant updates from the prior week in this industry-shaping body of litigation. Get more details on these 340B cases and all other material 340B cases pending in federal and state courts with the 340B Litigation Tracker, a subscription product from McDermott+.

Issues at Stake: ADR Rule; Medicare Payment; Contract Pharmacy; Other

  • In a case concerning the ADR Rule, the parties filed a joint status report.
  • In a breach of contract claim filed by a 340B Covered Entity against several related party Medicare Advantage plans, the court set trial for April 2026.
  • In an antitrust case filed by a Covered Entity against a group of drug manufacturers, the manufacturers filed a joint brief of defendant-appellees.
  • In a breach of contract claim filed by a complainant, the court issued a formal mandate for final judgment.
  • In 12 cases challenging a proposed state law governing contract pharmacy arrangements in West Virginia, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, and Kansas:
    1. WV: Defendants in three cases filed notices of supplemental authority. In one of those cases, plaintiffs filed a response.
    2. MD: Defendants filed a memorandum opposing plaintiff’s motion for expedited discovery.
    3. MS: Plaintiffs in each of two cases filed their opening briefs in the Fifth Circuit Court.
    4. MO: Defendants filed a motion to dismiss and a memorandum in support of its motion to dismiss. In a separate case, defendants filed a motion to transfer venue.
    5. KS: Four drug manufacturers filed separate responses to the court’s order to show cause to consolidate the four cases. Each drug manufacturer did not oppose consolidation for administrative purposes only and each requested the right to retain separate complaints and the right to brief and argue separately.
Emily Jane Cook
Emily Cook is a practice area leader for McDermott's Healthcare Regulatory & Compliance practice. She is a national authority on the 340B drug pricing program, and also helps clients navigate the full suite of federal and state regulations that are essential to healthcare operations. Learn more about Emily's practice here.


Margaret Houtz
Margaret (Maggie) Houtz is a member of the Healthcare Practice Group, where she works on a range of transactional and regulatory matters affecting the healthcare industry.Learn more about Maggie's practice here.


Jae Hyun Lee
Jae Hyun Lee is a member of the Healthcare Practice Group. He focuses his practice on healthcare mergers and acquisitions as well as regulatory and compliance matters. Read Jae's full bio here.


Patrick Moore
Patrick Moore is an associate in McDermott's Healthcare Practice Group. While earning his law degree, Patrick served as a legal intern for a global life sciences research organization and as managing editor of the Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs at UCLA School of Law.Learn more about Patrick's practice here.


Deepika Raj
Deepika Raj advises a broad range of healthcare industry clients on regulatory, compliance and transactional matters. She offers multifaceted advice on state and federal fraud and abuse statutes, licensure rules, cannabis laws and due diligence matters. Learn more about Deepika's practice here.


Kelsey Reinhardt
Kelsey R. Reinhardt focuses her practice on regulatory and transactional matters affecting a wide range of clients across the healthcare industry. Learn more about Kelsey's practice here.

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