( October 15, 2025, 9:33 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A decision by the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that found that the federal officer removal statute does not bar removal of a public nuisance suit filed by California against a group of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) for their role in contributing to the opioid epidemic is in direct conflict with precedent from the Ninth Circuit, other circuit courts and the U.S. Supreme Court, the PBMs argue in a petition for rehearing....