Express Scripts Requests Move of Insulin Suit to Federal Court

Pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts Inc. is requesting that a lawsuit filed against the company and others last month over the price of insulin in Indiana state court be tried instead before a federal judge.

The notice of removal filed Wednesday in the US District Court for the Northern District of Indiana stems from a March 19 complaint from Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (R) that alleges insulin makers Novo Nordisk A/S and Sanofi SA have conspired with Express Scripts and the nation’s other top pharmacy benefit managers to use a complicated rebate system that has driven up the prices ...