McKesson, Walgreens, Drug Distributors Dodge Price-Fixing Claims

AmerisourceBergen Corp., Cardinal Health Inc., McKesson Corp., Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., and other drug distributors Wednesday escaped federal antitrust litigation in Philadelphia over an alleged industry-wide price-fixing scheme by top manufacturers of generic drugs.

Judge Cynthia M. Rufe let the wholesalers exit part of a sprawling multidistrict dispute that includes several parallel class actions, individual lawsuits by large health care companies, and claims on behalf of major municipalities and nearly every state. The proposed class action on behalf of independent pharmacies and hospitals also targeted Morris & Dickson Co., a family-run drug distributor.

Rufe, writing for ...