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July 31, 2026   
Health Law Weekly

U.S. Court in California Rejects ERISA Challenge to California Law Imposing Fiduciary Duties on PBMs

  • July 31, 2026
  • Written by AHLA Legal Staff

A federal court in California dismissed, with leave to amend, a lawsuit brought by the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) contending the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) preempted a California statute (SB 41) imposing fiduciary duties on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to self-insured employer plans.

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