3rd Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Insurers’ RICO Suit Against Suboxone Makers

Mealey's (December 20, 2022, 10:38 AM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — The Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of two consolidated cases in health insurers’ Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) violations suits against companies selling and manufacturing Suboxone asserting that the companies fraudulently conspired for Suboxone’s inclusion in the insurers’ formularies, finding that the insurers failed to comply with the “particularity” requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b)....