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Latest News in Benefits

  • October 03, 2026

    Up First At High Court: Climate Torts & Munitions Disposal

    The U.S. Supreme Court will begin its new term on Monday, when the justices consider whether state courts have the authority to hear climate change lawsuits that seek to hold fossil fuel companies liable for local damages caused by greenhouse-gas emissions and whether federal courts can hear constitutional challenges to veterans benefits laws.

  • October 02, 2026

    Teva Ruling Creates Medicare Drug 'Chaos,' Full DC Circ. Told

    The federal government asked the full D.C. Circuit on Friday to reconsider a panel ruling allowing Teva to challenge Medicare's rules for deciding which drugs qualify for price negotiations, arguing the decision invites litigation that could create drug-pricing "chaos" and cause drug prices to quickly leap by more than 550%.

  • October 02, 2026

    Pa. Justices Reject Federal Limits On Agency Deference

    Pennsylvania courts do not have to follow federal precedents that limit deference to a state agency's interpretation of unclear regulations, with a majority of the state's highest court finding Thursday that an agency interpretation can be one of multiple factors for analyzing an ambiguous regulation.

  • October 02, 2026

    Advisory Co. Says Ex-Worker Stole Client Data Via AI Notes

    A former employee of a compensation, benefits and business risk advisory firm used an unapproved artificial intelligence note-taking app to record confidential client meetings before leaving for a competitor and taking company trade secrets with her, the company said in a complaint filed in Colorado federal court.

  • October 02, 2026

    NY-Presbyterian Can't Nix Union Funds' Antitrust Suit

    A New York federal judge ruled three union benefit funds can pursue an antitrust suit against New York Presbyterian Hospital without first proving it holds a large market share in the city, rejecting the hospital's motion to toss the suit on Friday.

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