MBG Recovers Approximately $ 1.2 Billion Against Prescription Drug Manufacturers Who Reported False Prices to State Medicaid Agencies
Between 2004 and 2019, Miner, Barnhill & Galland served as outside counsel to the Attorneys General of Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, and Wisconsin in connection with their litigation against prescription drug manufacturers and other entities for reporting false and inflated Average Wholesale Prices (“AWPs”) that were used in setting the rates for Medicaid reimbursements to pharmacies who dispensed drugs to Medicaid patients.
Miner, Barnhill & Galland attorneys conducted years of pretrial discovery, obtained and reviewed tens of millions of pages of documents, deposed hundreds of fact and expert witnesses, and served as lead counsel in numerous trials. MBG recovered nearly $1.2 billion through settlements and judgments after trial for these clients . The Miner, Barnhill & Galland attorneys that have served as Special Assistant Attorneys General in this litigation include Charles Barnhill, Jr., George Galland, Jr., Robert Libman, Benjamin Blustein, Betty Eberle, Scott Entin, Deanna Pihos, Dave Baltmanis, and Sarah Siskind.