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• March 24, 2026

  2nd Circ. Won't Recharge Solar Panel Co. Investor Suit

  The Second Circuit won't revive a proposed investor class action alleging solar panel infrastructure company Array Technologies failed to convey the impact of certain heightened costs stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.

• March 24, 2026

  Biz Services Co. Faces ERISA Suit Over 'Tobacco Surcharge'

  Business services company Conduent unlawfully imposes health insurance surcharges on employees who use tobacco products, forcing them to pay more for coverage the company provides, a former employee and plan participant said in a proposed class action in New Jersey federal court.

• March 24, 2026

  Union Fails To Shut Down Suit Over Retirement Plan Roster

  A carpenters union and its retirement plan manager failed in an early bid to defeat a class action claiming they violated federal benefits law by investing retirement plan assets in risky funds that lost more than $250 million, with a Washington federal judge saying the Ninth Circuit already determined that the workers have a viable claim.

• March 24, 2026

  $5.7M Cigna Ghost Network Deal Receives Final Go-Ahead

  An Illinois federal judge gave his final sign-off Tuesday to a $5.7 million settlement in what he called an "interesting" case accusing Cigna of improperly advertising out-of-network providers as though they're in-network for certain benefit plans it administered.

• March 24, 2026

  Health Co. Escapes Workers' 401(k) Forfeiture Suit In La.

  A Louisiana federal judge agreed to toss a federal benefits lawsuit against a health company from workers who alleged the company misspent forfeitures from their employee 401(k) plan, rejecting the workers' argument that funds should have gone toward defraying expenses instead of lowering employer-side contribution obligations.

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