Outcome
The appellate court vacated and remanded the district court's declaratory judgment in favor of the manufacturers. The court held that the manufacturers lacked subject matter jurisdiction over their independent action against Revco, and that the district court's retained jurisdiction over the settlement was limited to CVS Pharmacy and did not extend to Revco or CVS Corp.
What This Ruling Means
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The case appears to involve Abbott Laboratories, Zeneca, Inc., and Merck & Co. against CVS Pharmacy companies, and it's noted as an employment law matter filed in 2002. However, the outcome is listed as "unknown," there's no excerpt or description of the actual dispute, and no details about what employment law issues were involved.
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