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Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro: McKesson Settles RICO Lawsuit for $350 Million
Date:11/21/2008

the scheme to put the company in good favor with retailers who might otherwise choose to purchase wholesale prescriptions from McKesson's competitors in the highly competitive wholesale arena. Retailers make a profit off the increased spread created by the McKesson engineered scheme.

Court documents state that FDB claimed it surveyed a number of wholesalers when it published its AWP benchmark, when in fact it relied on McKesson as its sole source of information. Beginning in 2001 and through 2003, McKesson changed the mark up on hundreds of brand name drugs from 20 percent to 25 percent as part of the scheme.

"For years consumers have been burdened with inflated drug prices and as a firm we feel a sense of gratitude in being able to ease that burden for many," said Berman. "Today's settlement goes a step further in helping to correct corrupt business practices and rectify a damaging situation to consumers."

Plaintiffs in the case include those who paid for the brand name drugs and whose payments were tied to AWP. This includes all purchases from Aug. 1, 2001 until March 15, 2005. The plaintiffs propose the $350 million disperse among three groups: insurers and other entities that paid for drugs ($288,675,000), consumers who paid a graduated co-payment ($20,900,000), and cash paying consumers ($40,425,000).

A settlement approval hearing has not yet been set.

For more information on this case and to sign up as a consumer or third-party payer you can visit the Hagens Berman Web site at http://www.hbsslaw.com/McKesson_classaction.htm.

About Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro

Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro is based in Seattle with offices in Chicago, Cambridge, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Francisco and New York. Since 1993, it has developed a nationally recognized practice in class-action and
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