February 25, 2026
The city of Philadelphia on Wednesday defended its lawsuit against CVS Health Corp. and other pharmacy benefit managers over allegedly fueling the opioid crisis, urging a Pennsylvania federal judge to reject the PBMs' arguments that they should be let out of the litigation for lack of a valid legal claim.
January 16, 2026
CVS Health Corp. and other pharmacy benefit managers asked a Pennsylvania federal judge to let them out of the city of Philadelphia's lawsuit claiming they contributed to the opioid epidemic in the city, arguing that the city waited too long to file its suit and lacked standing to sue the companies.
October 30, 2025
Philadelphia on Thursday sued CVS Caremark, Express Scripts and Optum, accusing the pharmacy benefit managers of contributing to the city's opioid epidemic via deceptive marketing and conspiring with drugmakers to increase the sale of OxyContin and other prescription opioids.