9th Circuit Holds California’s Opioid Case In Abeyance Pending High Court Case

( November 4, 2025, 8:45 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals will hold in abeyance a petition for a rehearing on a ruling that affirmed 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 pending the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Chevron U.S.A., Inc., et al. v. Plaquemines Parish, et al....