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Latest News in Benefits

  • May 08, 2026

    Boeing Can Appeal Class Cert. In 737 Max Investor Suit

    The Seventh Circuit is permitting Boeing to immediately challenge an Illinois federal judge's certification of a class of investors accusing it of misrepresenting the 737 Max 8 jets' safety after a pair of deadly crashes, according to an order filed Thursday.

  • May 08, 2026

    6th Circ. Backs Ex-Fed Worker's Long COVID Benefits Denial

    The Sixth Circuit backed a win for the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, its long-term disability plan, and a benefit management company in a former Cleveland Fed employee's suit seeking additional benefits for long-haul COVID symptoms, holding a lower court properly applied New York state contract law in reaching its decision. 

  • May 08, 2026

    Former Exec Says Herb Chambers Reneged On $10M Bonus

    A former vice president of a New England auto dealership group that sold for $1.34 billion last year says former owner Herb Chambers broke a promise to pay him a $10 million "closing bonus" upon the sale of the company, according to a complaint filed Friday in Massachusetts state court.

  • May 08, 2026

    Ex-Exec's Severance Fight Against Media Cos. Ends In NJ

    A New Jersey federal judge closed the books on a years-long severance dispute between A360 Media LLC, Bauer Media Group USA LLC and a former executive, after entering a sealed opinion and order terminating the case.

  • May 08, 2026

    Notable Q1 Updates In Insurance Class Actions

    Notable insurance class action decisions from the first quarter of the year included reminders about the statute of limitations as a key defense for claims relating to allegedly deficient forms, the importance of focus on the specific contract at issue and further guidance on the contours of Rule 23, says Kevin Zimmerman at BakerHostetler.

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