Website Arbitration Pact Can't Thwart Caremark ERISA Suit

By Grace Elletson

A New York federal judge narrowed a suit accusing CVS Caremark of improperly denying coverage for a specific GLP-1 drug but kept the bulk of the case in court, finding that an arbitration agreement featured on the company's website doesn't apply to benefit plans.

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PBMs Hammer Opioid Judge In Last-Ditch Gambit At 6th Circ.

By Jeff Overley

An Ohio federal judge knowingly flouted a Sixth Circuit rebuke by forcing two of the largest remaining defendants in multidistrict opioid litigation to either "settle for enormous sums or litigate for years hundreds of cases," says a Thursday petition urging the appeals court to intervene.

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Colo. Hospital Can't Split Discovery In Retirement Funds Suit

By Rachel Konieczny

A Colorado federal judge rejected a faith-based nonprofit hospital's bid for the court to bifurcate discovery in a lawsuit brought by former employees accusing the health system of mismanaging their retirement funds, finding the requested action "would hinder judicial economy."

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CVS Must Face Investor Claims Over AI Use Omissions

By Rae Ann Varona

A New York federal judge trimmed a proposed investor class action Thursday that alleges CVS Health Corp. concealed that its profitability was largely driven by its use of artificial intelligence, allowing the case to proceed on "actionable half-truths" that the company misrepresented the effects of its AI use.

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SEC Moves Closer To Curtailing Executive Pay Disclosures

By Jessica Corso

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has moved one step closer to curtailing the amount of information that corporate executives must reveal about their pay, informing the White House that the agency could soon propose updated executive compensation regulations.

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Tech Insurance Co.'s 401(k) Paid Excessive Fees, Suit Says

By Patrick Hoff

An electronics insurance company's employee retirement plan was charged more than double the market rate for administrative services and loaded with underperforming funds offered by the recordkeeper, according to a proposed class action filed in Tennessee federal court.

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Amazon Sued Over Destroyed Meds, Leave And Bias Claims

By Kelcey Caulder

Amazon Web Services Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. have been sued in Georgia federal court by a disabled veteran who alleged Amazon "took and destroyed" his prescription medication and then forced him onto reduced-pay leave for six months and placed him on an unjustified performance plan for reporting what happened.

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NY Lawyer's Wage, Bias Suit Tossed Over Venue

By Benjamin Morse

A New York federal judge has tossed an attorney's wage and hour and race discrimination suit against Oklahoma-based Arnold & Smith Law, finding that the Eastern District of New York was the wrong venue because the events underlying her federal claims occurred elsewhere.

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Mich. Hospitals Defend CVS 340B Drug Savings Suit

By Susan Smiley

University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers urged a Michigan federal judge Wednesday to preserve its suit claiming that CVS Health Corp. diverted millions of dollars earmarked for indigent healthcare to itself, saying the conduct clearly amounts to a racketeering scheme.

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Taekwondo Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Taekwondo has taught me to recognize when to fight for a position and when to focus on finding a solution, and that the best outcomes are often achieved by solving problems — all of which has improved my work as a bankruptcy lawyer, mediator and Subchapter V trustee, says Amy Denton Mayer at Berger Singerman.

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Inside The $150M Immigration Contract That Wasn't

By Daniel Connolly

The leader of a small Houston-based law firm says she was "blindsided" by an announcement from the federal government that her 24-attorney shop had won a $150 million no-bid contract to represent thousands of immigrant children in deportation proceedings.

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ABA Faces Uphill Battle To Remain As Law School Accreditor

By Emma Cueto

The American Bar Association council responsible for accrediting law schools is fighting on multiple fronts to retain its status as a nationwide accreditor, fending off challenges at both the federal and state levels.

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Dems Say DOJ Opinion Aims To Foil Oversight Of White House

By Courtney Bublé

With midterm elections right around the corner, Senate Democrats are worried the new legal opinion from the U.S. Department of Justice could let the Trump Administration obstruct congressional oversight of the White House.

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Google Users' Atty Fee To Be In 'Realm' Of $147M, Judge Says

By Bonnie Eslinger

A California federal judge indicated Thursday that he won't give the full $147 million in fees sought by lawyers who won a $425 million class action verdict against Google for unlawfully collecting user information, but he said their "really excellent lawyering" deserves an amount "within that realm."

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Womble Bond Asks To Drop Dutch Software Client Over Rift

By Hayley Fowler

Womble Bond Dickinson is looking to pull its representation of a Dutch software company after five years of a bitter trademark battle, citing a "fundamental disagreement" that has allegedly made it impossible for the firm to move forward as counsel of record.

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