Sodexo Can't Wipe Out Worker's Nicotine Fee Suit
A California federal judge refused to toss a Sodexo worker's proposed class action alleging the global food services company wrongly charged nicotine-using employees $1,200 more a year for health insurance, op... (more story)
RFK Jr. Urges 1st Circ. To Reinstate His Vaccine Advisers
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told the First Circuit a Boston federal judge's decision to freeze his vaccine committee appointments lacks a legal foundation and has left the government paralyzed ... (more story)
Gibson Dunn Hires Ropes & Gray Health Regulatory Atty In DC
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has hired a former Ropes & Gray LLP partner who works on a myriad of health regulatory and drug pricing matters, advising pharmaceutical manufacturers, investors and other entities o... (more story)
5 Big ERISA Litigation Developments From 2026's First Half
The U.S. Supreme Court's acceptance of a petition challenging Intel's 401(k) investment lineup and a Fourth Circuit ruling unraveling a class of Genworth Financial retirement plan participants headlined the co... (more story)
Health System Strikes Deal To End Tobacco Fee Suit
Nonprofit health system Advocate Aurora Health reached a deal to close a proposed class action claiming it hit workers with an unlawful fee through their health plan if they used tobacco, according to a filing... (more story)
High Court Bars Federal Review Of State Court Appeals
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a legal doctrine designed to curtail duplicative litigation prevents parties who lose in state court from appealing in federal district court even if the state case is still pending.