The end of a legal dispute between Express Scripts and Walgreen removes a hurdle standing between the companies and a new contract to do business, according to BMO Capital.

The companies said Friday that they were halting the litigation that started last September when the pharmacy benefits manager sued Walgreen in federal court, accusing it of trying to lure away its customers as the companies neared the end of their last contract.

Walgreen, the nation's largest drugstore chain, used to fill prescriptions for Express Scripts, the biggest pharmacy benefits manager. But the companies let a contract between them expire at the end of last year after they squabbled publicly for months over terms of a new deal.

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