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March 11, 2026
An Ohio hospital and its health benefit plan did not discriminate against patients with end-stage renal disease by eliminating in-network coverage for dialysis, a federal court ruled, finding that dialysis provider DaVita Inc. failed to show the plan intended to harm participants.
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March 11, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court shouldn't disturb the Eleventh Circuit's finding that a wholesale bakery company owes a union pension fund up to $15.6 million, the fund said, asking the justices not to accept a writ of certiorari petition from the company.
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March 11, 2026
Under a new initiative, attorneys at the U.S. Department of Justice will serve as legal guardians for some homeless veterans, the Trump administration announced on Wednesday, though some veterans advocates expressed concern that the new program could involuntarily coerce veterans experiencing mental health issues into institutional care.
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March 11, 2026
The Delaware Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed a lower court ruling denying a union pension fund's request for additional internal communications related to the roughly $60 billion merger between Pioneer Natural Resources Co. and ExxonMobil Corp., concluding that the Delaware Chancery Court correctly rejected the stockholder's bid to obtain more emails and text messages from the company's former chief executive.
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March 11, 2026
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Connecticut has prevailed in a medical laboratory's $1.9 million contract and ERISA lawsuit over allegations the insurer refused to pay for out-of-network tests.
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March 11, 2026
An insurance trade group challenging the U.S. Department of Labor's regulations expanding the definition of an investment advice fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act asked a Texas judge Wednesday to vacate the policies and said the DOL didn't oppose the request.
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March 11, 2026
Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association Insurance Co. is asking the city of New Haven, Connecticut, to repay nearly $3.6 million for settling two lawsuits surrounding the deaths of two rooming house residents in a fire, arguing the city breached an agreement to notify the insurer of any litigation.
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March 11, 2026
3M escaped a proposed class action claiming it failed to remove underperforming investment options from its $12 billion employee retirement plans, with a Minnesota federal judge saying workers needed to do more to show that better-performing funds were comparable.
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March 10, 2026
Washington's Department of Retirement Systems can't pay down a $12.6 million legal bill related to a $32 million class settlement over pensions by deducting from a class member's withdrawal of their state retirement contributions, a three-judge state appellate panel ruled Tuesday, partially affirming a trial court's ruling in the worker's favor.
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March 10, 2026
Funds invested in immersive gaming platform Roblox are asking to intervene in a proposed class action alleging the company understated the likelihood of a post-COVID lockdown user revenue slump, saying the clock was running out for bringing certain claims while the judge weighs dismissing the suit.
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March 10, 2026
A Maryland law firm and attorney accused in two underlying actions of aiding a Ponzi scheme have sued their professional liability insurer in federal court, saying the carrier has wrongfully declined to continue defending them beyond mediation.
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March 10, 2026
A Texas federal court did not take into consideration relevant factors to determine whether a former Johnson & Johnson sales representative's failure to retain local counsel in his wage and hour suit represented excusable neglect, the Fifth Circuit ruled on Tuesday.
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March 10, 2026
A Connecticut federal judge ruled Aetna and its parent company, CVS Health Corp., must face a pared down lawsuit from a medical laboratory alleging it is owed $20.6 million in unpaid invoices.
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March 10, 2026
The Fourth Circuit said Tuesday that West Virginia's Medicaid coverage exclusion for gender-affirming care passes constitutional muster and does not discriminate based on sex, basing its conclusion on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
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March 10, 2026
A Rhode Island federal judge refused to narrow the certified classes of health plans alleging CVS schemed with pharmacy benefit managers to overcharge insured health plans for generic drugs, finding that PBM Express Scripts' refusal to produce its contracts changes nothing about how the classes will be assessed.
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March 10, 2026
A lower court erred in granting summary judgment to Geico after the insurer sued over reimbursements to an acupuncturist involved in what Geico said was a kickback scheme, the Second Circuit ruled Tuesday, finding the district court misinterpreted a state law detailing requirements for referrals and no-fault payments.
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March 10, 2026
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees is seeking to block a federal government directive to cancel more than $600 million in public health grants administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, alleging that the directive was issued to target Democratic-led states.
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March 10, 2026
The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday reversed class certification for Genworth Financial Inc. employee 401(k) participants who alleged that their retirement savings were dragged down by underperforming BlackRock Inc. target date funds, holding that individual plan participants' investment performance was too varied for the court to sign off on their claims as a group.
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March 10, 2026
Executives at an Indiana aluminum manufacturer and an employee stock ownership plan trustee will pay $7 million to end a proposed class action alleging they reneged on an agreement to sell the company to the ESOP when the founder died, according to a federal court filing.
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March 09, 2026
A California federal judge tossed a proposed class action alleging the parent company of Southern California Edison misled investors about the effectiveness of the public utility company's wildfire-mitigation measures in the lead-up to last January's devastating fires north of Los Angeles, but allowed investors to rework part of the suit.
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March 09, 2026
The American Forest Foundation fired a former director for taking a leave of absence to address physical and mental health concerns brought on by a disability, the ex-director told a Colorado federal court.
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March 09, 2026
A Connecticut federal judge tossed a suit Monday from a former sales representative who said Google fired him after learning he had cancer to avoid paying out a $4 million life insurance policy, saying the ex-worker sent "mixed messages" on whether Google thought the condition was terminal.
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March 09, 2026
Commercial vehicle manufacturer International Motors LLC has agreed to end a proposed class action claiming it unlawfully charges employees who use tobacco products an additional $600 per year for health insurance without providing an alternative to the fee, according to a filing in Illinois federal court.
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March 09, 2026
A New York-based barbecue chain's executives and the caretaker of the company's employee stock ownership plan have agreed to settle a class action from workers alleging ESOP mismanagement, the parties told a New York federal court Monday.
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March 09, 2026
Aetna must reconsider whether two transgender women can receive coverage for their gender-affirming facial reconstruction surgeries, a Connecticut federal judge ruled, finding that a policy categorically excluding coverage for the procedure was likely discriminatory.