8th Circuit Partly Reverses Arbitration Denial In Pharmacy Benefit Class Action

( July 21, 2025, 11:01 AM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — The Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has partially reversed a trial court ruling that denied a motion to compel arbitration in a class action by an Arkansas pharmacy against pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) OptumRx Inc., saying that the pharmacy’s new citation to a provider network agreement and a provider manual triggered an arbitration clause in the documents....