Robert D. Mabe, Inc. v. OptumRX

Decision Date04 August 2022
Docket Number21-2192
Citation43 F.4th 307
Parties ROBERT D. MABE, INC.; Abington Pharmacy, Inc.; Jac Stores, Inc.; Bien Pharmacy, Inc.; Blende Drug, Inc. ; Wullstein Pharmacy, Inc. ; Buchanan Brothers Pharmacy, Inc.; Carroll Apothcary, Inc.; Carroll Apothcary, Ltc.; Concord, Inc.; Delray Shores Pharmacy, Inc.; K.V.H., Inc.; Ellensburg Downtown Pharmacy, Inc. ; Eric's Rx Shoppe, LLC; Ferguson Rexall Drug, Inc. ; Fox Drug, Inc.; Cathron, Inc.; KZ Enterprises, LLC; RCH Pharmacy Services, Ltd.; Pharmacy Services, Inc.; Hines Pharmacy, Inc.; Hines Pharmacy at Wkoa.; E R Black Pharmacy, Inc. ; Family Pharmacy ; J&S Professional Pharmacy, Inc. ; Vosmek Drug Store, Inc. ; Mesa Pharmacy of Pueblo, Inc. ; Parkway Drugs of Oneida County; Parkway Drugs of Oneida County North, Inc.; Parkway Drugs of Oneida County South, Inc. ; Street Road Pharmacy, Inc. ; Philadelphia Pharmacy, Inc.; Philip E. Pepper, Inc.; Pressman, Inc.; Chelsea Drugs, Inc. ; Rashid Pharmacy, PLC; Shakti Pharmacy, Inc. ; Red Cross Pharmacy, Inc. ; Reed Discount Pharmacy, Inc. ; Reed Pharmacy, Inc.; GNSP Corp.; Savall Drug, Inc. ; L&M Pharmacy, Inc.; Suburban Bustleton Pharmacy, Inc. ; RCL Pharmacy Services, Inc.; Opera House Pharmacy Company ; Spivack, Inc.; Town and Country Pharmacies, Inc. ; William J. Farlander, Inc. ; Whitman Pharmacy; Meds and More, Inc., /b/a Meds & More; Carrollton Drugs, Inc., d/b/a Carrollton Drugs ; Bowen Pharmacy, LLC, d/b/a Bowen Pharmacy; Ball Ground Pharmacy, LLC, d/b/a Ball Ground Pharmacy; Bren-Mak, LLC, d/b/a Corner Drugs; Hitchcock Rx, Inc., d/b/a Jack's Discount Pharmacy; Little Drug Company, LLC, d/b/a Little Drug Company; Brown's Drug Store, d/b/a Brown's Drug Store; Parkhill Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Lopez Island Pharmacy ; Ankeny Apothecary, Inc., d/b/a Medicap Pharmacy #8015; Professional Pharmacy, LLC, d/b/a Professional Pharmacy; Desert Sky Pharmacy, LLC, d/b/a Desert Sky Pharmacy; Mt. Vernon Community Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a The Medicine Shoppe, #0560; Bedford Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Bedford Pharmacy; Medscene, Inc., d/b/a Crown Drugs; Delco Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Delco Pharmacy; Linson Pharmacy Limited (S-Corp), d/b/a Linson Pharmacy ; Tamp, Inc., d/b/a Pomarico's Pharmacy; Redner's Markets, Inc., d/b/a Redner's Pharmacy, Redner's Pharmacy #21, Redner's Pharmacy #22, Redner's Pharmacy #23; Washchko's Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Waschko's Pharmacy Larsen Service Drug, Inc., d/b/a Larsen Service Drug-New Town and Larsen Service Drug-Watford City; Kelly Kidz, d/b/a Kapler's Pharmacy ; 8th Street Pharmacy, LLC, d/b/a 8th Street Pharmacy ; Academy Pharmacy, LLC, d/b/a Academy Pharmacy; Bount's Mutual Drugs, Inc., d/b/a Blount's Mutual Drugs ; Public Drug Company; Chapman Healthcare Pharmacy, Inc. ; Chelten Drug Inc. ; Cobb's Westside Pharmacy, Inc. ; Crittenden's Drug, Inc. ; Dahlonega Pharmacy, Inc. ; Don's Pharmacy, Inc.; Neff Drugs 8, LLC; Friendly Pharmacy, Inc.; Friendship Pharmacy, Inc.; Glendale Prescription Center, Inc. ; Good Pharmacy, LLC; Hereford Pharmacy, Inc.; Handi Capable, Inc.; BHS; Pharmacy Care Centers, LLC; Phreds Drug, Inc.; Professional Pharmacy of Oxford, LLC; Rann Pharmacy, Inc.; Reeser's Pharmacy, Inc. ; Smith Brothers Drug Company, Inc. ; South End Pharmacy, Inc.; Old Baltimore Pike Apothecary, Inc. ; Ssjars, Inc. ; Total Care Rx, Inc.; Boyd's Pharmacy of Bordentown, Inc. ; Boyd's Pharmacy of Florence, Inc. ; Crystal City Apothecary, LLC; Gayco, Inc.; Nova Star Pharmacy, Inc. ; R W Group, Inc.; Ripley Drug Co.; Shirley Court Pharmacy, Inc. ; Add, Inc.; Wakeem, Inc. ; Wally's Pharmacy, Inc.; Walter's Pharmacy, Inc. ; Boyd's Pharmacy of Mansfield, Inc. ; Boyd's Pharmacy of Medford, Inc. ; Boyd's Pharmacy of Pemberton, Inc.; Cabel L. Jones, III; Community Drug, Inc.; Meg's Pharmacy, Inc.; Colosseum, Inc.; Damiano Pharmacy (S-Corp) Davis Cut Rate Drugs, Inc. ; Dr. Ike, Inc.; Esterbrook Pharmacy, LLC ; Bobo Drugs, Inc.; Pharmakon, LLC ; Funk Pharmacy, Inc. ; Gateway Pharmacy of Phoenixville, Inc.; Harbor Drug, Inc.; Healthy Way Pharmacy, Inc.; NRx Rx, Inc.; Pelella Apothecary, Inc. ; JBD, Inc.; Henrietta Pharmacy ; Hollywood Discount Pharmacy, Inc. ; Brown & Gobin, Inc.; Lonoke Health & Wellness ; Mace Pharmacy, Inc.; Maland, Inc.; Medisave, Inc.; Lamar & Seymour, LLC.; Mt. Caramel Medical; Newhard Pharmacy, Inc.; Syl-Max Pharmcare, Inc. ; Peoples Drug Store; Pharmacy Care, Inc. ; Pharmahealth Hawthorn, Inc. ; Phillips Drugs, Inc.; Poinciana Pharmacy, LLC.; Potterville Pharmacy, Inc.; Dao Pharmacy, Inc.; Paul Reed Enterprises, Inc. (S-Corp); Quik-Stop Pharmacy of Barley Stn, Inc.; Riccio Family Pharmacy, Inc. ; Rings Drugs, Ltd. ; Mmrx Healthsolutions, Inc.; Rx Express; Rockwood Pharmacy; S & S Corporation; Schaeper Pharmacy, Inc. ; Seaway Pharmacy, PC.; Sherman's Apothecary Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Sherman's Apothecary Pharmacy ; Smith's Pharmacy II, Inc., Smith's Pharmacy II; Smith's Pharmacy III, Inc., d/b/a Smith's Pharmacy III ; Southern Discount Drugs of Charleston, Inc., d/b/a Southern Discount Drugs of Charleston; Medicine Shoppe, Ltd, d/b/a Stephens Pharmacy; Revrac Industries, Inc., d/b/a Stony Point Pharmacy; Richard L. Berry Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a The Medicine Shoppe #1086 and The Medicine Shoppe#1759; Wilson Drug, Inc., d/b/a Tillamook Pharmacy; Fleming Pharmacist Group, Inc., d/b/a Total Care Pharmacy #1 and Total Care Pharmacy #2; Grant Pharamacist Group, Inc., d/b/a Total Care Pharmacy #3 and Total Care Pharmacy #4; Pendleton Pharmacist Group, Inc., d/b/a Total Care Pharmacy #5; Rowan Pharmacist Group, Inc., d/b/a Total Care Pharmacy #6 and Total Care Pharmacy #7; KL Arnold Enterprise, Inc., d/b/a West Point Pharmacy; Visels Drug Store, Inc., d/b/a Visels Pharmacy ; Jgbla, Inc., d/b/a West Hempstead Pharmacy ; Rj Professionals, Inc., d/b/a Young's Pharmacy; Rudi Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Philadelphian Pharmacy; Walker Drug Company, Inc., d/b/a Walker Drug; Harris Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Harris Pharmacy ; Neff Drugs 5, LLC, d/b/a 18th Street Apothecary ; Tandons Advanced Pharmacy, d/b/a Advanced Health Pharmacy ; Caribbean Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Caribbean Pharmacy; Castor Pharmacy & Surgical Supplies, LLC, d/b/a Castor Pharmacy; Central City Family Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Center Point Family Pharmacy ; Christofano Associates, LLC, Hayden's Pharmacy 1 and Hayden's Pharmacy 2; Circle Pharmacy, LLC, d/b/a Circle Pharmacy; Condo, Inc., d/b/a Condo Pharmacy; Cooks Pharmacy of Kingston, Inc., d/b/a Cook's Pharmacy of Kingston ; Crestwood Pharmacy, LLC, d/b/a Crestwood Pharmacy; Dakes Drug Store, Inc., d/b/a Dakes Drug Store ; Doc's Drugs, Ltd. ; Esco Drug Company, Inc., d/b/a Esco Drug ; Forest Hills Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Forest Hills Pharmacy; Getwell Pharmacy Corp., d/b/a Getwell Pharmacy Corp.; Hometown Village Pharmacy, LLC, d/b/a Hometown Village Pharmacy; Johnson's Pharmacy, d/b/a Johnson's Pharmacy of Hazelton ; Keystone Pharmacy (S-Corp.), d/b/a Keystone Pharmacy ; Kim Do, Inc., d/b/a M.R. Pharmacy; McNeill Family Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Aston Pharmacy Home Health Center; Neff Drugs 20, LLC, d/b/a Farmacia Rayo De Sol ; Neff Drugs 21, LLC, d/b/a Farmacia Sunray ; Neff Drugs, Inc., d/b/a Baederwood Pharmacy ; Neff Merion Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Babis Pharmacy ; Pharmacy Shop, Inc., d/b/a Ed Snell's Pharmacy Shop ; RJ Jomici, Inc., d/b/a Jomici Apothecary; Riaz U Rahman, d/b/a Getwell Pharmacy ; Independent Rx, Inc., d/b/a Olde Philly Pharmacy; Middletown Chemists, Inc., d/b/a NeighboRx Pharmacy ; Mills Family Pharmacy, LLC, d/b/a Mills Family Pharmacy; Newpointe Pharmacy, LLC, d/b/a Newpointe Pharmacy; Nice Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Nice Pharmacy; Packer Apothecary, Inc., d/b/a Packer Apothecary Paw Paw Village Drug, d/b/a Paw Paw Village Pharmacy ; V.V. Inc., d/b/a ND Pharmacy; Eklund Drug, Inc., d/b/a Preston's Pharmacy ; IGM, Inc., d/b/a Rapoport Pharmacy ; Neff Drugs 12, LLC, d/b/a Sunray Drugs 56th&Market Street; Neff Drugs 6, LLC, d/b/a Sunray Drugs Baltimore Avenue; Neff Drugs, 11, LLC, d/b/a Sunray Drugs 60th Street ; Opierx, Inc., d/b/a S& B Drugs ; Professional Pharmacy and Convalescent Products, Ltd, d/b/a Professional Pharmacy; Ramon Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Ramon Pharmacy; Resolution Rx, Inc., d/b/a Resolutin Rx; Rings Drug, Ltd, d/b/a Rings Drug ; Samuel J Robinson Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Sj Robinson Pharmacy; Sheeans Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Sheeans Pharmacy; Sunray Drugs, LLC, d/b/a Sunray Drugs; Two Fishes, Inc., d/b/a Roger's Family Pharmacy ; Daniel Raif, Inc., d/b/a The Medicine Shoppe#0188; Griffin Drugs, Inc., d/b/a Thrift Drugs; Karwaski Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a The Medicine Shoppe-Dallas (#1251); Neff Drugs 13, LLC, d/b/a Sunray Drugs Chestnut Plaza ; PHC Pharmacies, Inc., d/b/a The Medicine Shoppe#1330 and The Medicine Shoppe#1397; SLV Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Valley Pharmacy & Surgical Supplies; SSV Pharmacy, LLC, d/b/a The Medicine Shoppe#1404; Schropp Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a The Medicine Shoppe #0146; Shirley Court Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Upper Darby Family Pharmacy ; The Robbins Pharmacy (S-Corp), d/b/a The Robbins Pharmacy; Cllamp Co., Inc., d/b/a Medicap Pharmacy#8213; Fairmount Pharmacy Services, Inc., d/b/a Fairmount Pharmacy Services ; Forest Hills Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a FHP Pharmacy Services ; Granite State Pharmacy, LLC, d/b/a Granite State Pharmacy; Health Spectrum, d/b/a Wonder Drug; Husack Holdings, JPL, d/b/a The Medicine Shoppe-berwick; J.B.M. Inc., d/b/a Village Pharmacy At Springhouse; JJM Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Gem Pharmacy; Kedo, LLC, d/b/a Valumed Pharmacy-Coralville; Madsen, Inc., d/b/a Medicap Pharmacy; #8019; Medcare Ltc, LLC, d/b/a Medcare Ltc; Neff Drugs 22, LLC, d/b/a Village Shires Pharmacy ; Springfield Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Village Pharmacy(Queens Village); Sugar River Pharmacy, LLC, d/b/a Sugar River Pharmacy; The Medicine Shoppe, d/b/a The Medicine Shoppe-Jeffersonville and The Medicine Shoppe-Munhall; Warner Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Warner Pharmacy; West Village Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a West Village Pharmacy; Bowser Corporation, d/b/a Shankel's Pharmacy ; Claywell, Inc., d/b/a Medica Pharmacy & Wellness Center and Medica Pharmacy Bloomfield; Clinic Pharmacy, LLC, d/b/a Clinic Pharmacy ; Evans City Drug Store, Inc., d/b/a Evans City Drug Store ; Fairmount Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Fairmount Pharmacy; G&R Inc., Corp, d/b/a Malheur Drug II GFJ, Inc., d/b/a Broken Arrow Family Drug and Broken Arrow Family Drug#2; Hidenwood Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Hidenwood Pharmacy; KST Group, LLC, d/b/a Valumed Pharmacy-Sioux City; Kapaa Pharmacy (S-Corp), d/b/a Kapaa Pharmacy ; Lihue Pharmacy (S-Corp), d/b/a Lihue Pharmacy Group; M.D. Co., Inc., d/b/a M.D. Pharmacy; Melrose Pharmacy, LLC, d/b/a Melrose Pharmacy; Millersburg Pharmacy, Inc., Millersburg Pharmacy; Pacific Health Management, LLC, d/b/a Lihue Professional Pharmacy; Pharmacy Consultant Services, Inc., d/b/a Turner Drug; Rocky Top Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Longley Pharmacy; Royer Pharmacy, Inc.; Sano Vito, Inc. (S.Corp), d/b/a Rivergate Pharmacy ; Sheltons Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a A Village Pharmacy; Sumpter Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Sumpter Pharmacy & Wellness; Taylor Drug Operating Services, Inc., d/b/a Taylor Drug Operating Services; The Medicine Center, LLC, d/b/a The Medicine Center; Bluegrass Rx, LLC, d/b/a Bluegrass Pharmacy; Broad & Grange, Inc., d/b/a Broad & Grange Pharmacy; Broad & Lehigh Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Broad & Lehigh Pharmacy ; Choice Family Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Choice Family Pharmacy; Elu, Inc., d/b/a Point Breeze Pharmacy; East Berlin Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a East Berlin Pharmacy; Family Pharmacy Professional Association, (Sub S Corp.), d/b/a Family Pharmacy P.A. ; Fino's Pharmacy, LLC, d/b/a Fino's Pharmacy-Dallas; Greater Falls Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Greater Falls Pharmacy ; Healme, Inc., d/b/a Hometown; Heritage Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Heritage Pharmacy ; Howes Pharmacy, LLC, d/b/a Howes Pharmacy; Kb Pharmacy, LLC, d/b/a Grafton Drug ; Matste, Inc., d/b/a Hometown Pharmacy-Brookfield; Med-Fast Pharmacy, Inc.; Milan Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a King Pharmacy; Krynicki, Inc., d/b/a Hometown Pharmacy-Dierkens; Tadek, Inc., d/b/a Hometown Pharmacy-Cornersburg and Hometown Pharmacy-Struthers; Tadmar, Inc., d/b/a Hometown Pharmacy-Girard; CMV Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Manlius Pharmacy ; Hein-lun, Inc., d/b/a Neff Surgical Pharmacy ; Lion Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Lion Pharmacy; Marysia, Inc., d/b/a Hometown Pharmacy-Harmony; Newtko, Inc. ; d/b/a Port Allegheny Pharmacy; Norland Avenue Pharmacy, LLC, d/b/a Norland Avenue Pharmacy ; Oak Lane Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Oak Lane Pharmacy; Patterson Family Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Patterson Family Pharmacy; Rx Express Prescription Services, Inc., d/b/a Rx Express Prescription Services ; Richlands Pharmacy Associates, d/b/a Richalands Pharmacy; Sav-Mor Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Sav-Mor Pharmacy ; St. Mary's Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a St. Mary's Pharmacy; Stemat, Inc., d/b/a Hometown Pharmacy-New Castle; Stonewood Village Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Stonewood Village Pharmacy ; Wandaroo, Inc. ; City Drugs Co of Jefferson Tx, d/b/a City Drug; Franklin Square Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Franklin Square Pharmacy; Kuler Drugs, LLC, d/b/a Med Depot Pharmacy; Lehan Drugs, Inc., d/b/a Lehan Drugs; Luke's Family Pharmacy, d/b/a Luke's Family Pharmacy; Matthewson Drug Co., Inc., d/b/a Matthewson Drug Co. ; Neff Drugs 9, LLC, d/b/a Sunray Drugs Progress Plaza ; Pine Street Pharmacy, d/b/a Stacy's Family Pharmacy ; Purdy Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Purdy Costless Rx; Rjmtz Pharmacy, LLC, d/b/a The Pharmacy Corner; Rx Shops, Inc., d/b/a Hometown Pharmacy; Readings Community Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a R&R Pharmacy; S&R Drug Co. (S-Corp), d/b/a S&R Drug Co. ; San Juan Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a San Juan Pharmacy; The Country Squire Discount Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a The Country Squire Discount Pharmacy ; Urban Specialty Pharmacy, LLC, d/b/a Urban Specialty Pharmacy; S&B Health Systems, LLC, d/b/a West Cocoa Pharmacy & Compounding; David J. Greenlee, d/b/a Ross Grant Avenue Pharmacy ; Jak Pharma, Inc., d/b/a Arthur Avenue Pharmacy ; Jen Pharma, Inc., d/b/a Summer Ave Pharmacy; Medicap Specialty Services, d/b/a Medicap Specialty Services; Neff Drugs 23 LLC, d/b/a Allegheny Apothecary ; Neff Drugs 24, LLC, d/b/a Holmesburg Pharmacy; Star Pharmacy Services, Inc., d/b/a Paoli Pharmacy ; University Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a University Pharmacy; Vijan Pharma, Inc., d/b/a Sure Drugs; Estate of Theodore Billinger Brent Billinger, Personal Representative; v. OPTUMRX, successor by merger to Catamaran Corporation, Appellant
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