IN RE: GoodRx and Pharmacy Benefit Manager Antitrust Litigation (No. II) MDL No. 3148
This multidistrict litigation has been assigned to the Honorable Mary S. McElroy for coordinated or consolidated pretrial purposes. Plaintiffs are independent pharmacies, or non-profit associations of such pharmacies, which allege that GoodRx and the four pharmacy benefit manager defendants—CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, MedImpact, and Navitus (together, the PBM defendants)—have engaged in anticompetitive conduct through GoodRx’s “integrated savings program.” According to plaintiffs, that program involves an agreement between the PBM defendants and GoodRx to use GoodRx’s price-aggregating algorithm to suppress the amounts that PBMs pay for generic prescription medications dispensed by independent pharmacies. The actions share overlapping complex issues of fact relating to how the integrated savings program operates, the agreements among GoodRx and the four PBM defendants, the program’s impact on independent pharmacies, and the alleged damages.
In the federal court system, when multiple cases are pending in several different district courts that involve common questions of fact, the law provides that the Judicial Panel on Multi District Litigation ("JPML") can transfer all of the federal cases to one federal judge, if centralization will serve the convenience of the parties and the witnesses and promote the just and efficient conduct of the litigation for pretrial purposes. On April 2, 2025, the JPML determined that these actions involve common questions of fact and that centralization in the District of Rhode Island will serve the convenience of the parties and witnesses and promote the just and efficient conduct of this litigation.
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Carrie Potter, Case Manager John Doe John Doe John Doe John Doe
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U.S. District Court
District of Rhode Island
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Carrie_Potter@rid.uscourts.govPlaintiffs' Lead Counsel
Doe & Doe Associates
123 Main Street, Suite 2600
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 123-4567
JohnDoe@somefirm.comPlaintiffs' Liaison Counsel
Doe & Doe Associates
123 Main Street, Suite 2600
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 123-4567
JohnDoe@somefirm.comDefendants' Lead Counsel
Doe & Doe Associates
123 Main Street, Suite 2600
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 123-4567
JohnDoe@somefirm.comDefendants' Liaison Counsel
Doe & Doe Associates
123 Main Street, Suite 2600
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 123-4567
JohnDoe@somefirm.com
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This is not a complete docket of the above referenced case. This page only includes substantive matters that may be of public interest. For a complete docket, please visit PACER. The following documents are in PDF format and can be viewed or printed using Adobe's Acrobat® Reader.
| Date | Docket Text | Order |
| April 17, 2025 | TRANSFER ORDER: Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, the civil actions listed in Schedule A are transferred to the District of Rhode Island for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings. | 1 |
| April 17, 2025 | CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER (CTO-1). Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, the civil actions listed in this order are transferred to the District of Rhode Island for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings | 2 |
| April 17, 2025 | CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER (CTO-2). Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, the civil actions listed in this order are transferred to the District of Rhode Island for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings. | 3 |
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Answer: Multidistrict litigation is litigation pending in more than one federal district court involving common questions of fact. When such cases involve civil actions, they may be transferred by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (The Panel) to any federal court for coordinated and consolidated pretrial proceedings. Answer: The panel is a group of seven federal judges designated by the Chief Justice of the United States. The Panel has the responsibility for determining which cases qualify for multidistrict litigation treatment, as well as which district court to transfer and consolidate these cases. The transfers are made pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1407, upon the Panel's determination that the transfers will result in the convenience of the parties and witnesses and will promote the just and efficient conduct of the cases. Answer: Proceedings for transfer may be initiated by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation upon its own initiative or a motion filed with the Panel by a party in any action in which transfer for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings may be appropriate. Before cases are designated multidistrict litigation and transferred to one federal court, the Panel convenes a hearing and notifies all parties of the place and time of the hearing. The Panel's order of transfer is based on a record of such hearing at which material evidence may be offered by any party to an action in any federal court that would be affected by the transfer. Answer: Transfers under 28 U.S.C. §1407 become effective with the filing of the Panel's transfer order in the clerk's office of the designated transferee court. Thus, if the transfer order to which your case is subject has been filed in the District of Rhode Island, you must make all future filings in the District of Rhode Island. Answer: Pursuant to LR Gen 201(b)(5), an attorney who is a member in good standing of the bar of another federal district court, and who represents a party in a case transferred to the District of Rhode Island from another district, may appear and practice in this Court in that case. When the case is transferred to the District of Rhode Island, any attorneys who have previously appeared in the case will automatically be added to the new case in this Court. Out of state counsel do not need to associate with local counsel or appear pro hac vice in the Rhode Island case. Answer: All Court orders and current developments will be posted on the Court's website, on the MDL page. These may be reviewed and downloaded at your convenience. Answer: The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local Rules of this Court.
Question: What is multidistrict litigation?
Question: What is the Panel on multidistrict litigation?
Question: How are cases to be transferred brought before the Panel?
Question: If my case is subject to a transfer order, but the case has not yet been transferred to the District of Rhode Island, where should I file documents?
Question: Do I need to file a motion in the District of Rhode Island to appear pro hac vice or do I need associate local counsel?
Question: How can I be kept advised of the developments of this case?
Question: What rules govern this litigation?