Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman Files Lawsuit Against Express Scripts and OptumRx
The Commonwealth of Kentucky, ex rel. Russell Coleman, Attorney General, has filed a lawsuit against Express Scripts, Inc., ESI Mail Pharmacy Service, Inc., Express Scripts Pharmacy, Inc., and OptumRx, Inc. The case is being heard in the 6th Circuit Court, following an appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky at Lexington. The legal teams involved include Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, and Alston & Bird LLP representing the appellants, while the Office of the Kentucky Attorney General and Motley Rice are representing the appellee. The judges presiding over the case are Chief Judge Sutton, Judge Gibbons, and Judge Davis. The specifics of the allegations against the pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are not detailed in the provided information, but the involvement of the Attorney General suggests a matter of public interest or consumer protection.
