Law360, New York (March 08, 2010, 2:46 PM ET) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked the federal government to weigh in on an appeal of a court order awarding additional pension benefits to Cigna Corp. employees who sued the health care giant more than eight years ago in a class action over changes to the company's retirement plan.
The high court asked the U.S. Office of the Solicitor General to submit a brief laying out the government's position on Cigna's appeal of a summary order issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...