DONOVAN SEARLES, LLC.Rite Aid Corporation Sued In Consumer Class Action Filed By Donovan Searles, LLC
PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 27, 1999--The law firm of Donovan Searles, LLC announces that it has filed a class action lawsuit in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, against Rite Aid Corporation (``Rite Aid'') on behalf of consumers who purchased prescription drugs that were not covered by a prescription insurance plan and who were charged an additional amount by Rite Aid above the listed price at any time during the period of September 27, 1993 through the present.
The Complaint alleges that, during the Class Period, Rite Aid, in a form of two-price scheme, told pharmacists to increase the retail prices of prescription drugs sold to uninsured pharmacy patients, especially those pharmacy patients who were purchasing "emergency-type'' drugs or drugs designed to remedy an acute condition because such persons would be unlikely to shop for the best price on antibiotics or pain medication. Rite Aid pharmacists failed to inform the patients they were being charged more than the listed price for their drugs or that computer record setup surcharges were being imposed. The complaint alleges that Rite Aid violated the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, 73 P.S. 201-1 et seq., by, among other things, failing to disclose its surcharge practices and thereby advertising goods or services with intent not to sell them as advertised.
Plaintiff is represented by the law firm of Donovan Searles, LLC and Burt &
Pucillo, LLP. The members of Donovan Searles, LLC and Burt & Pucillo, LLP
have significant experience in litigating class actions on behalf of
consumers. Donovan Searles, LLC maintains a website at
