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• March 31, 2026

  Wrigley Heir Beats Pot Co. Ex-Execs' Fraud Suit, For Now

  The former CEO of medical marijuana company Parallel, the scion to the Wrigley gum fortune, has, for now, beaten a lawsuit accusing him of lying about share prices to lure executive talent, with an Atlanta federal judge slamming the suit as "threadbare" and "devoid of even the most basic facts" about the company.

• March 31, 2026

  Anesthesia Parent Can't Duck Antitrust Suit, But Affiliate Can

  The parent company of U.S. Anesthesia Partners Inc. remains in the crosshairs of a private antitrust suit accusing it of trying to monopolize Texas anesthesia services, while a federal judge dismissed for now claims against an affiliate that he said was too far removed from the alleged rollup strategy.

• March 31, 2026

  DOL's Push To Curb 401(k) Suits Could Face Court Challenges

  The U.S. Department of Labor's recent proposal to give retirement plan fiduciaries legal cover to select a broader range of investments aims to reduce ERISA litigation, but attorneys on both sides of the bar say they expect the rule to face legal challenges if finalized as proposed.

• March 31, 2026

  ADP Partly Dodges ERISA Suit Over $7.8B 401(k) Plan

  A New Jersey federal judge has trimmed class claims from a suit alleging payroll processing company ADP mismanaged employees' retirement savings, while also granting a partial win to the plaintiffs keeping claims over payments to an ADP subsidiary's plan alive.

• March 31, 2026

  Engineering Co. Executives, Board Prevail In ESOP Fight

  Executives and board members at a mechanical engineering company defeated a class action claiming top brass were illegally compensated for helping refinance an employee stock ownership plan, with a Georgia federal judge ruling that workers hadn't shown that management concealed the shares they owned.

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