In a precedential opinion dealing with an issue of first impression, the Third Circuit on Wednesday held that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act preempts a doctor's defamation claim against Cigna because the statements stemmed from the administration of his patients' health plans.
In a precedential opinion dealing with an issue of first impression, the Third Circuit on Wednesday held that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act preempts a doctor's defamation claim against Cigna because the statements stemmed from the administration of his patients' health plans.
A Minnesota federal judge tossed a proposed class action against Wells Fargo alleging the bank misspent 401(k) forfeitures, holding on Wednesday for a second time that the ex-worker who sued lacked standing to bring his claims.
Waffle House was sued by a former server who alleges the restaurant chain collected an unlawful tobacco surcharge from employees enrolled in its health plan without offering a compliant wellness program or properly notifying workers of how to avoid the fee.
An Avangrid unit's retention of an underperforming T. Rowe Price 401(k) fund has cost workers at least $45 million since 2020, and that figure is only expected to climb, according to an ERISA lawsuit in Connecticut federal court.
Florida state enforcers are investigating CVS Corp. over concerns that its ownership of the pharmacy benefits manager Caremark allows it to steer patients to its own retail pharmacies while taking steps to hinder independent rivals.
The Eleventh Circuit backed benefits administrator Sedgwick's win on Wednesday in a former worker's age bias suit alleging the company unfairly criticized her performance and fired her, ruling her case fell flat because she filed her presuit bias charge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission too late.
Latham & Watkins LLP announced that it has hired a Ropes & Gray LLP attorney in New York, marking the second addition to its executive compensation, employment and benefits practice in the past month.
Recent reforms designed to speed enforcers’ intervention decisions in False Claims Act suits involving state-administered benefits will likely encourage more qui tam relators to litigate cases without the government’s imprimatur, and increase defendants’ discovery burdens, defense costs and business disruptions, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
Expert witnesses with highly specific areas of focus may be vulnerable to exclusion in court, making it important for attorneys to check how potential witnesses' qualifications can be bolstered by their publications and other professional activities, say Evan Weisberg and Christopher Cunio at Hunton, and Kevin Cahill at FTI Consulting.
The rules surrounding artificial intelligence experimentation in courts run the gamut from court systems offering proprietary tools and training to unwritten policies that essentially amount to don't ask, don't tell.
Whistleblowers are increasingly using artificial intelligence to comb through public data in search of potential False Claims Act cases, unleashing a flood of new complaints that are shaking up white collar defense and government enforcement efforts while subjecting more companies to potentially false allegations, experts say.
The Connecticut Supreme Court has threatened to sanction GLG Law LLC and one of its attorneys for submitting documents in two cases "that misrepresented the law through the use of generative artificial intelligence," according to a Tuesday order that summoned them to appear in court next month.
A California state appeals court has upended the disqualification of defense counsel in a sexual battery suit, saying documents undermining the case that were accidentally produced via a Dropbox link were not privileged.
A nominee for a top U.S. Department of Justice position, who is a real estate attorney turned tech entrepreneur, came under fire on Wednesday for past social media posts that he's now deleted.
Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Cory Booker, D-N.J., wrote to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday expressing "serious concerns" about the alleged immunity for President Donald Trump, his family and businesses in the controversial settlement he reached with the IRS.
