Suits Claiming Pharmacy Benefit Mismanagement at J&J, Wells Fargo Hit Roadblocks
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Mar 27, 2025
A Minnesota district court judge on March 24 dismissed a lawsuit brought last year by former Wells Fargo & Co. employees alleging the company violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) by paying more than it should have for prescription medications. The ruling occurred two months after a district court judge in New Jersey dismissed similar claims that a Johnson & Johnson employee made against her employer, saying she lacked standing to bring the case.
However, the plaintiff in the Johnson & Johnson case on March 10 filed an amended complaint with the court and added another plaintiff. The re-filing “enhanced the allegations with respect to what the harm is to the plaintiff,” says Joanne Roskey, an attorney with Miller & Chevalier who is not involved with the case. Roskey expects Johnson & Johnson to seek another motion to dismiss in the next few weeks challenging the amended allegations.
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