Express Scripts Opioid Suit by Alaska Gets Judge’s Go-Ahead

The state of Alaska may move ahead with a lawsuit against Express Scripts Inc. over the pharmacy benefit manager’s role in the opioid crisis, under a federal judge’s order denying in part the company’s motion to dismiss the case.

Alaska has adequately stated a claim that Express Scripts, one of the country’s top three companies managing prescription drug benefits on behalf of health plans and employers, committed a public nuisance under Alaska common law by infringing on the rights of the public to be protected from harms associated with certain opioid products, Judge Joshua M. Kindred for the US District ...