# Insulin Act being considered in Congress

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**Created:** [September 4, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insulin-act-being-considered-in-congress/16350 "2026-09-04T16:35:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insulin-act-being-considered-in-congress/16350/12 "2026-09-10T18:08:08Z")

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This is an older thread from FUD about Minnesota and insulin price lawsuits. It’s quite informative in a number of ways:

> [@Minnesota AG sues insulin makers for deceptive price raising](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/minnesota-ag-sues-insulin-makers-for-deceptive-price-raising/5251):
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> Business Insider has published several well researched articles on insulin pricing. Here is their take on the lawsuits by the Minnesota AG against Novo Nordisk, Sanofi and Eli Lilly. [https://www.businessinsider.com/r-minnesota-accuses-insulin-makers-of-deceptive-drug-pricing-2018-10](https://www.businessinsider.com/r-minnesota-accuses-insulin-makers-of-deceptive-drug-pricing-2018-10)? The lawsuit alleged that companies fraudulently set artificially high list price for their products while offering rebates to pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in exchange for them covering the drug on behalf of …

This is the case (from the first link)🙂

`State of Minnesota v. Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC, et al, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, No. 18-cv-14999`

The Google AI reports thus (I have not verified this, I include the AI’s links):

> **Key Developments**
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> - **Dismissal of Major Claims:** In March 2021, U.S. District Judge Brian R. Martinotti dismissed 13 out of 16 claims—including all federal RICO counts and specific state false advertising claims—with prejudice. [[1](https://www.law360.com/articles/1364533/minn-ag-s-insulin-suit-against-sanofi-eli-lilly-gutted)]
> - **Remaining Claims & Settlements:** Surviving claims focused on consumer fraud, deceptive trade practices, and unjust enrichment, which led to subsequent ongoing litigation and structured settlement discussions involving specific defendants like Novo Nordisk. [[1](https://business.cch.com/ald/INSULIN20230803.pdf), [2](https://www.law360.com/articles/1364533/minn-ag-s-insulin-suit-against-sanofi-eli-lilly-gutted), [3](https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Office/Communications/2025/docs/NovoNordisk_Settlement.pdf)]

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