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Carroll County authorizes litigation counsel to drop pharmacy benefit managers from opioid suit
Summary
The Carroll County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously March 24 to allow litigation counsel to remove pharmacy benefit manager defendants such as Express Scripts from the county's opioid litigation after counsel advised the litigation cost likely outweighs potential recovery for a small locality.
The Carroll County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously March 24 to authorize county litigation counsel to drop pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) such as Express Scripts from the county’s ongoing opioid litigation.
Mike Durbin, the county’s opioid litigation counsel, recommended removing the PBM defendants after assessing the likely burden of discovery and depositions relative to the likely…
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