Lawyers for the Trump administration and a Catholic religious order Tuesday asked the Third Circuit to restore broad exemptions to the Affordable Care Act's birth control coverage mandate, arguing federal agencies had discretion to pass rules that effectively enabled employers to "opt in" to the mandate rather than opt out.
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Feds Push 3rd Circ. To Restore ACA Birth Control Exemptions

By Matthew Santoni

Lawyers for the Trump administration and a Catholic religious order Tuesday asked the Third Circuit to restore broad exemptions to the Affordable Care Act's birth control coverage mandate, arguing federal agencies had discretion to pass rules that effectively enabled employers to "opt in" to the mandate rather than opt out.

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DC Circ. Nixes Part Of IAM Fund's $13M Liability Win

By Kellie Mejdrich

The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday partially unraveled an early win for a multiemployer pension fund in a dispute over $13 million in withdrawal liability against several Illinois truck dealership companies, holding the lower court needed to recalculate some of the interest and damages assessed.

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NJ Union Loses Appeal In Insurance Opt-Out Arbitration Row

By Carla Baranauckas

A New Jersey appellate panel Tuesday affirmed a state labor agency's decision blocking arbitration over Essex County's refusal to pay health insurance opt-out reimbursements to correction officers who receive state health benefits through their spouses, finding state law preempted the union's grievance.

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Ex-Sadot Group Exec Says Company Withholding Severance

By George Woolston

The former chief marketing officer for agricultural commodities trader Sadot Group Inc. has alleged in New Jersey federal court that the company is refusing to pay her almost $150,000 allegedly owed in severance and other compensation.

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ENFORCEMENT & COMPLIANCE

DOJ Backs Private Claims Against NewYork-Presbyterian

By Matthew Perlman

The U.S. Department of Justice has thrown its support behind claims from union benefit funds in New York federal court that mirror the government's own case accusing NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital of blocking cheaper insurance plans.

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LITIGATION

NY Hospital Reaches Deal To End Tobacco Surcharge Suit

By Patrick Hoff

An upstate New York hospital has agreed to settle an employee's proposed class action alleging it unlawfully charged workers who used tobacco hundreds of dollars more per year for health benefits, according to a federal court filing.

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NJ Panel Backs Atty's Trimmed Government Pension Credits

By Grace Elletson

A New Jersey state appeals court said the state's public employee pension system was right to shave eight years of service off a government prosecutor's retirement credits, finding he couldn't skirt a change in law that blocked contractors of professional services from collecting benefits.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Sealing The Deal

How Gibson Dunn Helped SpaceX Pull Off Its $75B Global IPO

By Al Barbarino

When SpaceX completed its record-breaking $75 billion initial public offering last month, the transaction was notable not only for its size — the largest IPO ever — but also for breaking new ground in how public offerings can be structured to reach retail investors around the world.

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CEO Cops To Conspiracy In BigLaw Insider Trading Case

By Sydney Price

A Dubai-based CEO and trader has pled guilty in Massachusetts federal court to charges that he worked with a former BigLaw associate and others to carry out a far-reaching insider trading scheme.

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Justices To Defend Court's Budget In Rare Hill Testimony

By Courtney Bublé

U.S. Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan will testify before House and Senate committees on July 14, marking the first time in seven years that a sitting justice has gone before lawmakers.

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Ex-DOJ Employees Tell Senate To Reject Blanche Nomination

By Emily Sawicki

Hundreds of former Justice Department employees and appointees urged the Senate in a Tuesday letter to reject the nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for the permanent role, particularly noting what they called Blanche's work toward politicizing the department.

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ChatGPT Edits Weren't 'Knowing' Errors, Conn. Justices Told

By Aaron Keller

A GLG Law LLC lawyer who blamed ChatGPT for misquotes and citation errors in three filings told the Connecticut Supreme Court on Tuesday he did not violate an ethics rule requiring candor to the tribunal because his briefs, though inaccurate, contained correct assertions about the law.

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Ogletree Co-Founder Deakins, 'Beacon Of Wisdom,' Dies At 90

By Emily Johnson

A co-founder of the global labor and employment juggernaut Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC died Monday after decades of helping shape the firm's values of honesty and transparency.

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McCarter Atty's Work 'Fell Short' In $20M Deals, Judge Told

By Brian Steele

McCarter & English LLP and one of its Connecticut attorneys failed to uphold the applicable standard of care when advising insurers on $20 million worth of loan transactions that ultimately fell apart because the borrower stopped paying, an expert witness told a Connecticut state court on Tuesday.

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House Dems Push To Ban Judges From Prediction Markets

By Emily Sawicki

Ranking members of the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday called on the federal judiciary to ban judges from taking part in prediction markets amid growing concerns that court-related wagers could undermine judicial integrity.

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