ERISA Recap: 6 Important Rulings From July
The Ninth Circuit rejected a fund manager's bid to force a 401(k) suit into arbitration, a district court tossed a pension de-risking suit, and the D.C. Circuit unraveled a union pension fund's $13 million wit... (more story)
SpineFrontier CFO Sentenced To 4 Months In Kickback Case
The former chief financial officer of spinal implant startup SpineFrontier was sentenced Thursday to four months in prison for his involvement in an alleged conspiracy to pay surgeons kickbacks disguised as consulting fees.
7th Circ. Backs Outcome Health Execs' $1B Fraud Convictions
The Seventh Circuit on Thursday upheld the convictions of two Outcome Health executives for lying about the company's capabilities and value in a $1 billion fraud, rejecting their argument that an overzealous ... (more story)
GOP Sens. Vote To Hold Fauci In Contempt, AGs Open Probe
A U.S. Senate committee voted along party lines Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he declined to answer questions about the government's handling of the pandemic, while the Flori... (more story)
Cigna Wins Dismissal Of Pa. In-Network Pharmacy Suit
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Thursday dismissed a suit against Cigna, Evernorth and Express Scripts from Pennsylvania pharmacy customers who alleged injury because the companies designated their community p... (more story)
Data Breach Case Against Allegheny Health Mostly Advances
A Pennsylvania federal judge cleared most of a data breach class action against Allegheny Health System to move forward, leaving the healthcare company and its information technology vendor to face allegations... (more story)