Abbott Laboratories, Zeneca, Inc., and Merck & Co., Inc. v. Cvs Pharmacy, Inc., Cvs Corp., and Cvs Revco D.S., Inc.
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Bauer, Posner, Easterbrook
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Published
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- appeal
- Circuit
- Seventh Circuit
Related Laws
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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.
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