Multiple drug manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers, CVS Health, Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and others face civil RICO claims from the International Union of Operating Engineers Local No. 478 Health Fund.

The plaintiff is a Taft Hartley fund, which provides union members with health benefits.

It filed the suit Monday in Connecticut federal court against Eli Lilly and Co., Novo Nordisk Inc., Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC, Evernorth Health Inc., Express Scripts Inc., Express Scripts administrators, Medco Health Solutions Inc., ESI Mail Pharmacy Service Inc., Express Scripts Pharmacy Inc., CVS Health Corp., CVS Pharmacy Inc., Caremark Rx LLC, Caremark PCS Health LLC, UnitedHealth Group Inc., Optum Inc., OptumRx Inc. and OptumInsight Inc.

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Emily Cousins

I'm a litigation reporter for Connecticut Law Tribune, covering litigation wins, verdict news, settlements, interesting cases, etc. Contact me with tips at [email protected].