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A group of independently-owned pharmacies are urging the Illinois Supreme Court to review a decision by the Fifth District Appellate Court compelling arbitration in a reimbursement fraud claim against OptumRx.

Industrial contaminants are not simply present in our environment because companies and municipalities deliberately and legally release them.

An appellate court issued a key ruling in a courtroom battle between mom and pop pharmacies and Optum Rx. Heres what happened.

Nearly 200 independently owned pharmacies are suing OptumRx in St. Clair County, claiming they are reimbursed less for dispensing prescription drugs than retail chain pharmacies.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - The federal judge in charge of litigation over the Flint water scandal refused law firm Napoli Shkolnik’s request to disqualify a rival lawyer for simultaneously representing clients who approved of a $600 million settlement and those who wanted it to fail, saying the lawyer probably violated ethics rules but it wasn’t worth removing him from the case.

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(Bloomberg) -- Hundreds of small, independent drugstores are accusing UnitedHealth Group Inc. of short-changing them by more than $100 million, and the health-care giant is trying to head off a lawsuit before it goes to court.

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Copyright 2021 Michigan Radio. To see more, visit Michigan Radio. NOEL KING, HOST: A federal judge in Michigan will decide whether to approve a large settlement of civil lawsuits related to the Flint water crisis. Some residents of Flint say the deal is just inadequate. Heres Steve Carmody from Michigan Radio. STEVE CARMODY, BYLINE: Its been more than seven years since Flint, Mich.s drinking water became contaminated with lead after the citys tap water source was switched to save money. The c...