The Eighth Circuit on Tuesday appeared skeptical of the state of Iowa's bid to have the appellate court unblock parts of its law limiting pharmacy benefit managers' power to set drug prices, with multiple judges questioning different aspects of the state's standing and federal preemption analysis.
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8th Circ. Questions Iowa's Bid To Unblock Parts Of PBM Law

By Kellie Mejdrich

The Eighth Circuit on Tuesday appeared skeptical of the state of Iowa's bid to have the appellate court unblock parts of its law limiting pharmacy benefit managers' power to set drug prices, with multiple judges questioning different aspects of the state's standing and federal preemption analysis.

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Dialysis Co., Workers Agree To Resolve 401(k) Forfeiture Suit

By Patrick Hoff

Dialysis company Fresenius has agreed to resolve a proposed class action accusing it of unlawfully using forfeited 401(k) funds to cover its obligations to the plan rather than pay for the plan's administrative fees, according to a Tuesday filing in Massachusetts federal court.

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Feds Cut 760K Enrollees From ACA Exchanges, Claim Fraud

By Dan McKay

The Trump administration on Tuesday said it's kicking about 760,000 enrollees off the Affordable Care Act insurance marketplace, saying they aren't eligible for subsidies or don't exist at all.

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Brief

Hospice Co. Strikes $800K Deal In Tobacco Surcharge Case

By Patrick Hoff

A hospice and home healthcare provider will pay $800,000 to resolve a proposed class action alleging the company violated federal benefits law by charging tobacco users $600 more per year for health benefits, according to a filing in Louisiana federal court.

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LITIGATION

Brief

Nordstrom To Pay $450K To Wrap Up Tobacco Fee Fight

By Patrick Hoff

Nordstrom Inc. will pay $450,000 to settle a proposed class action alleging it unlawfully charged employees who used tobacco hundreds of dollars more each year to obtain health benefits, workers told a Washington federal court.

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BAE Systems Fights $16.2M Pension Withdrawal Bill

By Katherine Smith

BAE Systems Inc. has asked a D.C. federal court to vacate an arbitrator's award ordering it to pay an International Association of Machinists pension fund roughly $16.2 million, claiming the calculation of the company's withdrawal liability was not done in accordance with federal benefits law.

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RI Judge Vacates Feds' Noncitizen Benefit Restrictions

By Tom Lotshaw

New York and other states applauded a Rhode Island federal judge's finding that the Trump administration flouted rulemaking requirements when it reinterpreted a 30-year-old welfare reform bill to try to subject a slew of federally funded benefit programs to immigration status verification requirements.

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Gov't Contractor Sued Over Cutting Analyst's $250K Pay Offer

By Elaine BriseƱo

A disabled veteran sued government contractor CACI International Inc. over an alleged "bait and switch," saying she was hired to work as an intelligence analyst with the promise of a $250,000 salary that was later reduced to $160,000.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Seyfarth Says Data Breach Exposed Social Security Numbers

By Hailey Konnath

Seyfarth Shaw LLP has disclosed a recent data breach that exposed the names and Social Security numbers of at least 300 individuals, according to notices filed with the Texas and California attorneys general.

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Meta Celebrates 'Abuse' Of Atty-Client Privilege, Judge Told

By Dorothy Atkins

A California federal judge ordered Meta on Tuesday to rereview privilege designations on 300 documents in social media addiction litigation, after plaintiffs' lawyers cited a "culture of privilege abuse" epitomized by Instagram swag hats embroidered with "a/c priv" — the shorthand used to log withheld documents.

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Mich. Fed. Judge On 1-Year Leave Over Drunken Driving Case

By Jack Karp

U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Ludington is taking a one-year paid leave of absence from the bench following his misdemeanor conviction for drunken driving, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan announced Tuesday.

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Womble Bond Can't Quit Dutch Client With TM Trial Looming

By Hayley Fowler

Womble Bond Dickinson can't withdraw from a trademark feud that's dragged on for more than five years between U.S. and Dutch software companies, a North Carolina federal judge ruled, saying the firm's exit at this late stage "would be completely disruptive."

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Blank Rome

Covington & Burling

Eckert Seamans

Ellis & Winters

Goodwin Procter

Greenberg Traurig

Kramer LLP

Lewis Brisbois

Lieff Cabraser

McDermott Will & Schulte

Miller & Chevalier

Morgan Lewis

Norton Rose

Proskauer Rose

Quinn Emanuel

Quinn Patton

Seyfarth Shaw

Taft Stettinius

Walcheske & Luzi

WilmerHale

Womble Bond

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Affordable Care LLC

America's Health Insurance Plans Inc.

BAE Systems PLC

CACI International Inc.

Discord Inc.

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGAA

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

IAM National Pension Fund

Instagram Inc.

International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers

LHC Group Inc.

Los Angeles Unified School District

Meta Platforms Inc.

Nordstrom Inc.

Roblox Corp.

Snap Inc.

TikTok Inc.

Twitter Inc.

X Corp.

YouTube Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Attorney General's Office

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Iowa Attorney General's Office

National Security Agency

New York Attorney General's Office

Texas Attorney General's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

U.S. Supreme Court