11th Circ. Lowers Bar For Getting ERISA Claims Into Court

By Kellie Mejdrich

The full Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday overturned decades-old precedent that took a strict view of when federal benefits law claims could be brought in court, reviving a proposed class action alleging mismanagement of a seafood company's employee stock ownership plan.

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Justices Turn Away Ex-Ruby Tuesday Execs' Benefits Case

By Kellie Mejdrich

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected former Ruby Tuesday executives' bid for review of their claims that Regions Bank underpaid them after their deferred compensation benefits were liquidated in bankruptcy, turning away a case the ex-executives said presented a circuit split.

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2nd Circ. Seems Doubtful Of RTX Corp. Investors' Appeal

By Kellie Mejdrich

A Second Circuit panel Tuesday seemed leery of RTX Corp. investors' bid to revive allegations that the aerospace manufacturer violated securities laws by concealing an aircraft engine defect, with several judges pointing out how the complaint seemed to lack allegations that executives knew different disclosures were necessary.

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X, Musk Reach Fresh Deal In Twitter Severance Class Action

By Dorothy Atkins

Elon Musk, X Corp. and its affiliate holding companies have reached a new deal to resolve a proposed class action by former Twitter Inc. workers over severance benefits related to Musk's take-private acquisition of the social media giant.

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Snack Co. Health Plan Levied Unlawful Tobacco Fee, Suit Says

By Patrick Hoff

Snack food company Mondelez Global LLC unlawfully charged employees who used tobacco an additional $1,200 per year to obtain health benefits without adequately explaining how workers could avoid the fee, according to a proposed class action filed in Illinois federal court.

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CarePoint Owes 401(k) Payments Post-Ch. 11, Union Says

By Clara Geoghegan

A healthcare workers union has accused CarePoint Health and operators that took over two of its New Jersey hospitals of failing to make 2024 retirement fund contributions under a settlement in the defunct nonprofit's Delaware bankruptcy case.

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Feds' Mich. SNAP Records Fight Paused Pending Calif. Ruling

By Rae Ann Varona

A Michigan federal judge Tuesday paused the Trump administration's lawsuit that seeks to force Michigan into handing over certain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicant records, saying a California federal court overseeing the same "core legal issue" in a lawsuit filed by Michigan and other states should rule first.

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Driven Brands Says Investors' Fraud Suit Is Hindsight-Based

By Sydney Price

Auto services holding company Driven Brands and its executives have asked a North Carolina federal court to dismiss a proposed class action from shareholders accusing the company of misleading the public about its internal controls over financial reporting, arguing certain financial results were not known to be inaccurate when they were initially reported.

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Health Plan Takeaways After 2nd Circ. No Surprises Act Ruling

While the Second Circuit's recent ruling in East Coast Advanced Plastic Surgery v. Cigna gives health plans breathing room in finding that healthcare providers cannot enforce out-of-network billing dispute resolution awards in court, sponsors should not assume that declining to pay awards will go unaddressed by regulators, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.

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Sidley Taps Kirkland Atty As Private Equity Funds Co-Leader

By Tracey Read

A Kirkland & Ellis LLP investment funds partner has moved to Sidley Austin LLP to become a co-leader of its private equity funds group.

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Fox Rothschild Beats Daycare's Malicious Prosecution Suit

By George Woolston

A New Jersey state court dismissed an adult daycare company's suit against Fox Rothschild LLP and one of its attorneys related to their prosecution of a fraudulent loan lawsuit that led to a $65,000 sanction against the firm, according to a court order.

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Barnes & Thornburg Adds Another Ex-Ballard Spahr Atty

By James Boyle

Barnes & Thornburg LLP has grown its public finance team with the addition of a former Ballard Spahr LLP attorney who specializes in real estate financing, bringing its total lateral hires from Ballard Spahr to 40 since February.

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Ga. Atty Disbarred After Guilty Plea In Police Report Scheme

By Emily Johnson

The Georgia Supreme Court Wednesday disbarred a personal injury lawyer who pled guilty for his part in a scheme using stolen accident reports to find clients and financially benefit from settlement money.

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Baker Botts Atty Seeks $3.4M In Fees After Defamation Suit

By Madison Arnold

A Baker Botts LLP patent attorney has moved for almost $3.4 million in attorney fees and expenses in a defamation suit an inventor brought against her that was dismissed.

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Ex-BigLaw Atty Wants Firm Docs For Insider Trading Defense

By Carolyn Muyskens

A former BigLaw associate accused of insider trading is seeking records from ex-employers Sidley Austin LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP and Goodwin Procter LLP to help fight charges that he tipped others about nonpublic deals the firms were working on.

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Haynes Boone Adds Ex-Loeb & Loeb Real Estate Atty In NY

By Nate Beck

Haynes Boone announced it has hired a transactional attorney from Loeb & Loeb LLP as a partner in its New York office to bolster its real estate practice.

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Quinn Emanuel Seeks Arbitration Of $1.7M Fee Dispute

By Caroline Simson

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP is urging a California federal court to order an entrepreneur to arbitrate malpractice claims stemming from the firm's representation of her in a sexual harassment claim against a technology investor as it seeks to collect more than $1.7 million in unpaid fees.

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