Supreme Court of Alabama

Dalton Drug Co., Inc. and Hartford Pharmacy, LLC v. OptumRx, Inc. (Appeal from Geneva Circuit Court: CV-22-900019…

February 28, 2025

Summary

The court held that OptumRx's declaratory-judgment actions were filed before a ripe, justiciable controversy existed because the pharmacies' rights had not been frustrated or affected and litigation was not yet inevitable. The absence of subject-matter jurisdiction rendered the trial court's summary judgment void. The court reversed and remanded with instructions to vacate the judgment and dismiss the actions without prejudice.