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Benefits

  • July 22, 2025

    Employers, Plans Force Freeze Of Iowa's PBM Law

    A federal judge slapped a temporary hold on parts of an Iowa law that aims to limit pharmacy benefit managers' power to set drug prices, ruling that provisions barring discrimination against certain pharmacies and pushing cost-saving strategies are preempted by federal benefits law.

  • July 22, 2025

    House Panel Knocks EBSA Sharing Info With Workers' Attys

    House lawmakers on Tuesday criticized the U.S. Department of Labor's employee benefits subagency for sharing information from enforcement investigations with plaintiffs attorneys representing benefit plan participants, with some lawmakers calling on Congress to pass new legislation to curb the practice.

  • July 22, 2025

    Final OK Sought On Energy Co.'s $8.2M 401(k) Suit Deal

    A class of employees who participated in a Pennsylvania energy company's retirement plan have asked a federal judge to give final approval to an $8.2 million settlement resolving claims that the employees' 401(k) plans were mismanaged.

  • July 22, 2025

    Old Dominion Inks $1.9M Deal To End 401(k) Fee Suit

    Old Dominion Freight Line has pledged to pay $1.9 million to settle Employee Retirement Income Security Act litigation claiming the trucking company failed to keep its 401(k) plan's fees low, a group of workers requesting approval of the settlement told a North Carolina federal judge.

  • July 21, 2025

    Neogen Faces Investor Suit Over 3M Integration Challenges

    Food and animal safety company Neogen Corp. and two of its executives face a proposed investor class action alleging they kept shareholders in the dark about integration struggles after a merger with a division of manufacturing giant 3M.

  • July 21, 2025

    Skechers Investor Loses Initial Bid To Block Take-Private Deal

    A California federal judge has refused to preliminarily block private equity firm 3G Capital from taking footwear giant Skechers private for $9.4 billion, finding that a pension plan that owns Skechers shares failed to show it would be irreparably harmed without the injunction.

  • July 21, 2025

    Cigna Beats Most Of Conn. Doc's COVID Test Payment Suit

    Cigna Health and Life Insurance Co. has beaten a Connecticut medical practice chain's unfair trade practices claims, but it must still face allegations — at least for now — that it didn't reimburse for millions of dollars' worth of COVID-19 tests and other pandemic-related services.

  • July 21, 2025

    Ex-Kellogg Worker Fights To Keep 401(k) Fee Suit Alive

    A former Kellogg employee urged a Michigan federal court to reject the company's attempt to dismiss a proposed class action alleging the food manufacturer lost its workers millions of dollars in retirement savings because of excessive recordkeeping fees under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

  • July 21, 2025

    COVID-19 Fraudster Can Keep His Pension, Conn. Judge Says

    A former Connecticut firefighter who pled guilty in connection with a COVID-19 relief fund scam can keep the pension he earned through 26 years of service, a state trial court judge has ruled, pointing to the employee's otherwise clean record and comparatively lesser role in the scheme.

  • July 21, 2025

    States Say Noncitizen Benefit Restrictions Are Creating Chaos

    A coalition of 20 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration on Monday for "upending" noncitizens' access to publicly funded programs like Head Start and food banks.

  • July 21, 2025

    Aetna's Price-Fixing Suit 'Like Forum Shopping,' Judge Says

    Aetna Inc.'s lawsuit alleging 23 pharmaceutical companies fixed prices for generic drugs seems like an attempt to work around a pause in similar Pennsylvania litigation, a Connecticut state judge said Monday, appearing sympathetic to the defendants' argument for dismissal or a stay.

  • July 21, 2025

    Mismanagement Cost Nokia 401(k) Plan $100M, Suit Alleges

    Two former Nokia workers have hit their ex-employer with a proposed Employee Retirement Income Security Act class action in New Jersey federal court, accusing the company of mismanaging its 401(k) plan.

  • July 21, 2025

    DOL Rescinds ERISA Guidance On Citi Racial Equity Program

    The U.S. Department of Labor rescinded a Biden-era opinion letter Monday that had backed Citi's commitment to pay fees for diverse investment managers overseeing Citi-sponsored benefit plans regulated by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, saying the letter no longer reflected the department's views.

  • July 21, 2025

    2nd Circ. Backs Union Win Over Concrete Cos. In CBA Fight

    The Second Circuit on Monday refused to revive a fringe contributions dispute between two concrete companies and a group of union fringe benefit funds, affirming a lower court's decision to hand the union an early win that was partially based on the companies' failure to respond to discovery requests.

  • July 18, 2025

    Law360 Names 2025's Top Attorneys Under 40

    Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2025, our list of more than 150 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

  • July 18, 2025

    4th Circ. Remands Insurance Award Feud Over FAA Confusion

    In a published decision that refers to the Federal Arbitration Act as "not a triumph of legislative draftsmanship," the Fourth Circuit on Friday overturned the enforcement of an arbitral award favoring health insurance service providers that is being challenged over an arbitrator's alleged conflict of interest.

  • July 18, 2025

    Judge Questions Basis For Planned Parenthood Funding Cuts

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Friday pressed the government for any plausible rationale, besides retaliation, for a provision in Congress' budget reconciliation that will prevent Planned Parenthood and its affiliates from receiving Medicaid reimbursements if any one of them offers abortion services.

  • July 18, 2025

    3rd Circ. Won't Halt Corteva Pension Judgment For Appeal

    The Third Circuit has refused to halt judgment against Corteva Inc. and DuPont while they challenge a verdict in favor of employees who claimed the chemical companies failed to inform them about benefit changes stemming from a merger and spinoff, which netted the plaintiffs' counsel nearly $6.4 million in fees and costs.

  • July 18, 2025

    6th Circ. Won't Revive Ex-Ruby Tuesday Execs' Benefits Fight

    The Sixth Circuit refused to reopen a suit from former Ruby Tuesday managers and executives alleging Regions Bank inadequately protected their retirement plan benefits that were liquidated in bankruptcy, concluding a lower court was right to end the case in the bank's favor.

  • July 18, 2025

    2 Firms Score $35.5M Atty Fees In $71M Rate-Swaps Deal

    Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP have been awarded $35.5 million for their work on scoring $71 million in settlements of multidistrict litigation with top international investment banks, ending claims they allegedly schemed to limit market competition over interest rate swaps.

  • July 17, 2025

    COVID Fraudster Says State Can't Rescind Firefighter Pension

    A former Connecticut firefighter who pled guilty in relation to a West Haven COVID-19 relief fund scam says he should keep the pension he earned through 26 years of service in a neighboring city, arguing his crime bore no connection to his onetime employment and did not breach his union contract.

  • July 17, 2025

    REI Escapes 401(k) Suit Over Recordkeeping Fee Threshold

    REI defeated a proposed class action claiming it unlawfully only charged 401(k) participants for administrative costs if they had at least $5,000 in their accounts, with a Washington state federal judge saying federal benefits law doesn't require fiduciaries to distribute expenses equally.

  • July 17, 2025

    Problematic Fund Harmed Health Tech Co. 401(k), Court Told

    Health technology company Philips North America cost workers millions by retaining a stable value investment fund in its $5 billion retirement plan that produced dismal returns for workers and by mismanaging forfeited funds, three workers told a Massachusetts federal court.

  • July 17, 2025

    Firm Seeks NC Top Court's Take On Ex-Partner's Benefits Fight

    Cranfill Sumner LLP asked North Carolina's top court on Thursday to take up its case challenging a former partner's workers' compensation award, saying a lower court made a mistake in ruling his equity stake in the firm doesn't offset the amount he's owed.

  • July 17, 2025

    Equinix OKs $41.5M Settlement Of Capital Spending Claims

    Data center developer Equinix has agreed to pay $41.5 million to settle class claims from a pension fund saying the company mislabeled spending on maintenance expenses over a five-year period to earn executives bonuses of $150 million.

Expert Analysis

  • Series

    Adventure Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Photographing nature everywhere from Siberia to Cuba and Iceland to Rwanda provides me with a constant reminder to refresh, refocus and rethink the legal issues that my clients face, says Richard Birmingham at Davis Wright.

  • 5 Ways To Create Effective Mock Assignments For Associates

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    In order to effectively develop associates’ critical thinking skills, firms should design mock assignments that contain a few key ingredients, from messy fact patterns to actionable feedback, says Abdi Shayesteh at AltaClaro.

  • 8 Lessons Yellow Corp. Layoffs Can Teach Distressed Cos.

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    A Delaware bankruptcy court’s recent decision, examining trucking company Yellow Corp.’s abrupt termination of roughly 25,500 employees, offers financially distressed businesses a road map for navigating layoffs under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

  • Mentorship Resolutions For The New Year

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    Attorneys tend to focus on personal achievements or career milestones when they set yearly goals, but one important area often gets overlooked in this process — mentoring relationships, which are some of the most effective tools for professional growth, say Kelly Galligan at Rutan & Tucker and Andra Greene at Phillips ADR.

  • Series

    Coaching Little League Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While coaching poorly played Little League Baseball early in the morning doesn't sound like a good time, I love it — and the experience has taught me valuable lessons about imperfection, compassion and acceptance that have helped me grow as a person and as a lawyer, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.

  • 5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2025

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    Lawyers and their clients must be prepared to navigate an evolving litigation funding market in 2025, made more complicated by a new administration and the increasing overall cost of litigation, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.

  • Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win

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    Attorneys have a tendency to overestimate litigation risk before summary judgment and underestimate risk after it, but an eight-stage litigation framework can clarify risk at different points and help litigators reassess what true success looks like in any particular case, says Joshua Libling at Arcadia Finance.

  • Issues To Watch In 2025's ERISA Litigation Landscape

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    Whether 2024’s uptick in new Employee Retirement Income Security Act cases will continue this year will likely depend on federal courts’ resolution of several issues, including those related to excessive fees, defined contribution plan forfeitures, and pleading standards for ERISA-prohibited transaction claims, say attorneys at Groom Law.

  • Justices Could Stitch Up ERISA Circuit Split With Cornell Case

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    In Cunningham v. Cornell, scheduled for oral arguments next week, the U.S. Supreme Court has the opportunity to provide uniform pleading standards for Section 1106(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the lack of which has vexed circuit courts and benefits counsel for years, says Scott Tippett at Offit Kurman.

  • Series

    Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My experience playing rugby, including a near-fatal accident, has influenced my legal practice on a professional, organizational and personal level by showing me the importance of maintaining empathy, fostering team empowerment and embracing the art of preparation, says James Gillenwater at Greenberg Traurig.

  • Opinion

    No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.

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    A recent study claimed that litigation funders have “fled” Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.

  • 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond

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    In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.

  • 7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring

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    President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House will likely have a number of downstream effects on partner hiring in the legal industry, from accelerated hiring timelines to increased vetting of prospective employees, say recruiters at Macrae.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection

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    Several recent rulings make clear that the proportionality of additional proposed custodians will depend on whether the custodians have unique relevant documents, and producing parties should consider whether information already in the record will show that they have relevant documents that otherwise might not be produced, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Series

    Exercising On My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While I originally came to the Peloton bike for exercise, one cycling instructor’s teachings have come to serve as a road map for practicing law thoughtfully and mindfully, which has opened opportunities for growth and change in my career, says Andrea Kirshenbaum at Littler.

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