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• April 17, 2026

  11th Circ. Backs Lincoln Life's Long-Term Disability Denial

  The Eleventh Circuit has affirmed a lower court's order backing Lincoln Life Assurance Company of Boston's decision to terminate long-term disability benefits for a Mattress Firm manager who injured his back in a skiing accident, finding that he failed to show that he continued to be disabled.

• April 17, 2026

  Settlement Ends High Court Fight Over Arbitration Deference

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed in a now-settled case relating to a vacated arbitral award favoring a former water treatment company director, which sought clarity from the justices on whether courts can second-guess the content of arbitral pleadings and filings.

• April 17, 2026

  Norfolk Slams Investors' Cert. Bid In Rail Safety Claims Suit

  Norfolk Southern opposed a class certification bid in Georgia federal court Thursday by investors alleging it misrepresented safety practices up until the fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, arguing the lead plaintiffs' claims are atypical and, accordingly, are inadequate representatives for those who bought company stock after the derailment.

• April 17, 2026

  Aramark Joins NJ Insulin Pricing Suits Against PBMs

  Aramark Services Inc. joined multidistrict litigation accusing CVS and pharmacy benefit managers of colluding to inflate the price of insulin.

• April 17, 2026

  Lockheed Can't Slip Workers' 401(k) Self-Dealing Suit

  Lockheed Martin can't escape a proposed class action alleging the company breached fiduciary duties under federal benefits law by offering underperforming proprietary target-date fund offerings in several employee 401(k) plans worth approximately $50 billion, after a New Jersey federal judge largely refused to toss the dispute.

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