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Exploring Critical Business and Legal Issues across the Healthcare and Life Sciences Industries
HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES NEWS
Exploring Critical Business and Legal Issues across the Healthcare and Life Sciences Industries

This Week in 340B: May 20 – 26, 2025

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.

Issues at Stake: Contract Pharmacy; Other; Rebate Model

  • In four cases challenging Utah state law governing contract pharmacy arrangements, amici filed a motion for leave to file an amicus brief. 
  • In one case challenging Nebraska state law governing contract pharmacy arrangements, the plaintiffs filed an opposition to an amicus curiae brief and an opposition to defendants’ motion to dismiss.
  • A trade association of drug manufacturers filed a complaint challenging a Tennessee state law governing contract pharmacy arrangements.
  • A drug manufacturer filed a complaint challenging a Utah state law governing contract pharmacy arrangements.
  • In an appealed case challenging a Louisiana law governing contract pharmacy arrangements, the court denied the intervenor-defendant’s motion for leave to file a sur-reply to appellant’s reply brief. 
  • In a case by a covered entity against the government, the covered entity filed a motion for leave to file a response to the intervenors’ amicus brief.
  • In two cases against the government related to rebate models, the plaintiff filed an appeal to the circuit court.
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.


Matthew David
Matthew David focuses his practice on transactional and regulatory matters affecting a wide range of clients in the healthcare industry.Learn more about Matthew'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 more about Jae'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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