Kroger Will Face Three Classes in Prescription Drug Price Suit

Three classes were certified by an Ohio federal court in a suit by insured consumers, who alleged that the Kroger Co. overcharged them for their prescriptions.

Applying the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Judge Algenon L. Marbley of the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio said Wednesday that certification was proper.

The plaintiffs alleged that Kroger didn’t disclose that it charges customers who receive prescription drug benefits through a third party insurer more than it charges self-pay customers enrolled in its Rx Savings Club. They sought to certify three classes starting in December 2018: Ohio customers who ...