Seattle Alerts 9th Circuit To High Court ERISA Ruling In Rutledge

Mealey's (December 22, 2020, 9:36 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Just over one week after the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that an Arkansas law regulating the reimbursement rate for pharmacies by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) is not preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the case was cited by the city of Seattle on Dec. 17 in a notice of supplemental authority filed with the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals; one day later, however, the appellant in the case told the appeals court that the Supreme Court ruling bolsters its position (The ERISA Industry Committee v. Seattle, No. 20-35472, 9th Cir.)....