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Benefits - February, 2026

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• Recovery Provider Asks For Halt To Anthem's Claims Practices
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Norfolk's Win In Investors' Derailment Suit
• Fed. Circ. Says Reinstated VA Worker Can Get Attorney Fees
• Judge Expands Block On SNAP Cuts Over Data Demand
• PG&E Investors' $100M Wildfire Suit Deal Gets Initial OK
• 6 Arguments Sessions Benefits Attys Should Watch In March
• Insurer Sued For Denying Life Insurance Claim Over Kratom Use
• 3 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In February
• AI-Assisted Arbitration Needs Safeguards To Ensure Fairness
• Life Insurer Sanctioned For Ignoring Orders To Transfer Policy
• NYC Health Center Sues HHS Over $31M Medicare Repayment
• Meta Must Face Worker's Transgender Health Coverage Suit
• Del. Supreme Court OKs Disputed Corporate Law Rework
• DOL Extends Comment Window On PBM Transparency Rule
• IRhythm Investors Say 2021 Goldman Ruling Doesn't Bar Cert.
• Atty Owns 'Sloppy' Incorrect Citations Before Texas Justices
• VA Rescinds Veteran Disability Rating Rule After Pushback
• Starbucks, Army Veteran Resolve Paternity Leave Firing Suit
• Hegseth Appeals Block On Sen. Kelly's Rank Reduction
• 4th Circ. Revives Secrets Charges Against Ex-Deloitte Workers
• How Del. High Court's Moelis Reversal Fits Into DExit Debate
• Rehab Participants Not Employees, Court Told In Wage Suit
• Vanguard Will Pay $29.5M To Settle Red States' ESG Suit
• Ex-Exec. In $2B Denmark Tax Scheme Hid Assets, Court Told
• NLRB Orders Region To Recalculate Union Payouts
• 9th Circ. Backs L3Harris In Fired Worker's PTSD Bias Suit
• Playing Piano Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• DOL Unveils Independent Contractor Rule Replacement
• White House Cites Fraud, Freezes $259M In Minn. Medicaid
• AT&T Promptly Settles NYC Pension Funds Diversity Suit
• Malibu Boats Investor Attys Score $2.3M Fee Award
• 4 Questions About Trump's Retirement Savings Pitch
• Alcoa Retirees Can't Resuscitate Pension Annuity Suit
• Fla. Court Blocks Doctor Dispensing Rules For Worker Claims
• 'Conflicting' Claims Threaten Google ERISA Suit, Judge Hints
• Philly Says PBMs Can't Exit Suit Over Opioid Crisis
• NJ Transit Allowed To Pick Horizon Over Aetna, Panel Finds
• Centene Says Filed Rate Doctrine Dooms RICO, Fraud Claims
• Pension Fund Presses For CEO Texts In $60B Merger Fight
• Conn. Insurance Chief Fights Intervention In Liquidation Row
• Alaska Airlines Attendant Wins COVID Workers' Comp Appeal
• 6th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Sotera Toxic Gas Investor Suit
• Ariz. Bill To Limit 'No Surprises' Arbitration Offers Put On Hold
• United Wants Partial Fraud Suit Win Against Billing Co.
• Ex-Flying J Owner's 401(k) Offerings 'Inferior' Says Mass. Suit
• House Subcommittee Pushes For Expanded Paid Family Leave
• Alaska Native Co. Hit With Suit Over 401(k) Fees, Funds
• AI-Generated Doc Ruling Guides Attys On Privilege Risks
• Benefits Group Of The Year: McDermott
• AstraZeneca Drug Price Challenge Falls Short In Hawaii
• Greenberg Traurig Hires Morgan Lewis Benefits Atty In Boston
• Fed Defends Ex-Wells Fargo Exec's Golden Parachute Denial
• Corcept Mischaracterized Drug Approval Odds, Investor Says
• Bernstein Litowitz To Lead Fortinet Investors' Suit
• NJ Statehouse Catch-Up: Family Leave, PFAS, Farmland Tax
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Leadership Strategy After Day 1
• Benefits Group Of The Year: Stris & Maher
• IRS Updates Timeline On Retirement Plan Min. Distributions
• 7-Eleven Can't Shut Down Suit Over Health Plan Tobacco Fees
• Dallas Jury Finds Ex-NFL Player Ran $328M Medicare Scheme
• Tesla Moves To Claw Back $7M, $10M Interest In Fee Fight
• NYC's Expanded Leave Law Goes Into Effect
• Record FCA Recoveries Signal Intensified Healthcare Focus
• Calif.'s Civility Push Shows Why Professionalism Is Vital
• Del. Dispatch: Workplace Sexual Misconduct Liability In Flux
• Shoddy 401(k) Funds Cost Stifel Workers $134M, Suit Says
• Lack Of Standing Dooms GardaWorld Health Fees Suit
• Florida Cites Costs In Seeking Pause On Medicaid Injunction
• Benefits Group Of The Year: Mayer Brown
• DOL To Investigate Calif. Unemployment Insurance Program
• Target Ends Chicken Price-Fixing Claims Against Tyson
• Fidelity National Investors Get Initial OK For $210M Deal
• Alcoa Fights Retirees' Win In Life Insurance Fight At 7th Circ.
• Investment Firm Denied CNA Defense From Competitor
• NYC Pension Funds Sue AT&T Over Proxy Proposal Exclusion
• Northrop Grumman 401(k) Suit Dropped For 4th Circ. Appeal
• Benefits Group Of The Year: Goodwin
• Northwell Health Should Beat Pension Plan Suit, Judge Says
• Trader Joe's Wants To Check Out Of 401(k) Class Claims
• Mylan Investors Ink $60M Deal In Quality Control Suit
• Trivia Competition Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Pa. Justices Put Limits On Workers' Comp Immunity
• Blue Shield Of Calif. Says 'Ghost Network' Action Falls Flat
• 2nd Circ. Says No Pension Bill For Bus Co. After Union Switch
• Benefits Group Of The Year: Cohen Milstein
• Law School's Missed Lessons: What Cross-Selling Truly Takes
• Retirees' Attys Get $99M Cut Of Colgate-Palmolive ERISA Deal
• Liberty Mutual Inks $13.4M 401(k) Fee, Investment Suit Deal
• 4th Circ. Won't Revive Advance Auto Parts Fraud Suit
• Honeywell Settles $1.2M Suit Filed By Union Pension Fund
• SEC's Atkins Floats Litigation 'Safe Harbor' For Public Cos.
• Ga. Justices Clarify Third-Party Life Insurance Procurement
• Cohen Milstein To Rep Perrigo Investors In Formula Biz Suit
• Providence Health Inks $43M Deal In 401(k) Forfeiture Suit
• Benefits Group Of The Year: Sanford Heisler
• Colo. Judge Allows Hospital To Pause Gender-Affirming Care
• BBQ Co. ESOP Members Urge Trial Despite DOL's $15M Deal
• Iowa AG Urges 8th Circ. To Unblock Parts Of State PBM Law
• CSX Wants Quick 11th Circ. Appeal In Workers' FMLA Fight
• Breast Surgery Patients Want ERISA Class Cert. Rethink
• Old Dominion's $1.9M 401(k) Fee Suit Deal Gets Final OK
• HP Investors Win Final OK For $39M Deal, Attys Get $11.7M
• Amazon Workers Ask 9th Circ. To Revive 401(k) Forfeiture Suit
• Judges On AI: Practical Use Cases In Chambers
• Airbnb Escapes Most Of Conservative Investors' Suit
• FTC's PBM Case Paused For More Deal Talks
• Symetra Settles AME Church Retirees' Mismanagement Suit
• Hegseth Blocked From Reducing Sen. Kelly's Navy Rank
• GOP Lawmakers Probe CalPERS's 'Radical' ESG Investments
• Attys Win $626K In Fees In Mich. City Retiree Benefits Suit
• Injury Damages Capped For Ex-Yale Law Assistant Dean​​​​​​​
• Trail Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 2nd Circ. Seems Wary Of Restarting Norfolk Derailment Suit
• GM Execs Ditch Investors' Cruise AV Securities Fraud Suit
• Court Awards $88K To Lawyer In UnitedHealth Coverage Battle
• Biogen Beats Pharmacies' MS Drug Monopoly Suit, For Now
• Ex-Lt. Col. Sues Hegseth Over Son's Benefits Denial
• Judge Won't Review Tossed ERISA Claim In Benefits Dispute
• Stitch Fix To Pay $32M To End Investors' Biz Line Suit
• Michigan Hospital Faces Union's $500K Grievance Claim
• Intel 401(k) Suit Arguments Pushed To Next High Court Term
• 7th Circ. Denies New Trial To Convicted Tax Preparer
• Kaiser Will Pay $30M To End DOL Mental Health Investigations
• Workers' Attys Nab $4.6M Award In American Airlines ESG Suit
• 5th Circ. Says Bank Worker's ERISA Claims Can Be Arbitrated
• What's At Stake In Possible Circuit Split On Medicaid Rule
• O'Melveny Gains Baker McKenzie Tax, Benefits Atty In Calif.
• Malpractice Claim Assignability Continues To Divide Courts
• Tech Co. Ex-Workers Must Arbitrate Expenses Fight
• Fresenius Can't Knock Out 401(k) Forfeiture Suit
• Hasbro Wants To Ditch Magic: The Gathering Investor Suit
• Nationwide ERISA 401(k) Class Action Heads To Bench Trial
• NFL Plan Wants Doctors Cut From Ex-Player's Disability Fight
• 9th Circ. Backs Comerica's Escape From Investor Suit
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Closure Highlights Labor Law Stakes
• Guam Can't Appeal Military Leave Suit Loss At 9th Circ.
• Tool Co. Can't Escape Workers' 401(k) Forfeiture Suit
• Prepping Employee Health Plans For This Year's Compliance
• Boeing Can't Escape Bias Suit Over $12K Bonus
• Fed. Circ. Revives Navy Veteran's Benefits Claim
• Verizon Workers Will Seek 2nd Circ. Pension Suit Revival
• Hospital Pays $595K To End Ex-Workers' Retirement Suit
• Ricoh Will Pay $1.75M To End 401(k) Forfeiture, Fee Suits
• Boston Globe Accused Of Skipping Pension Fund Payments
• 7th Circ. Deems Pilgrim's Price-Fix Settlement Non-Binding
• Car Services Co.'s $25M Investor Deal Gets First OK
• NYAG's Insider Trading Case A Power Grab, Judge Told
• Elevance Fights Nurses' '11th Hour' Class Expansion
• Colo. Judge Hears Closings In Gender-Affirming Care Halt Suit
• Bus Co., Insurer Must Cover Tainted Candy Suit, Carrier Says
• Trump Admin Asks 4th Circ. To Unfreeze ACA Rule Changes
• Website Wiretapping Claims Trimmed From Cigna Suit
• 2nd Circ. Won't Kick Luxottica Pension Fight To Arbitration
• Teaching Logic Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Colo. Court Considers Hospital's Gender-Affirming Care Halt
• 9th Circ. Reopens Funko Investors' Securities Class Action
• Class Attys In Del. Northwest Biotherapeutics Praise Deal
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Resilience
• Catholic Health System Escapes Tobacco Fee Suit In Missouri
• How Specificity, Self-Dealing Are Shaping ERISA Litigation
• Aerospace Workers Ask 4th Circ. To Revive 401(k) Fund Suit
• Express Scripts Makes 'Fundamental Changes' In FTC Deal
• Voya Concedes To Certification Of 401(k) ERISA Class
• SEC Tosses Biden-Era Case Against Wyoming Crypto Co.
• Guam Defends Bid To Appeal Loss Of Military Leave Suit
• 4 Things To Know As DOL Pitches Transparency For PBMs
• House Dems Press Bessent About IRS Retirement Pay Delays
• SNAP Case 'Tip Of The Iceberg' In Anti-Fraud Effort, Feds Say
• 7th Circ. Hands Dead Packaging Worker's 401(k) To Ex-Wife
• Traditional FCA Enforcement Surges Amid Shifting Priorities
• Teamsters Look To Ax Kraft Heinz's Challenge To Grievance
• Panel Backs Pa. In Widow's 'Line Of Duty' Benefits Bid
• NYC Bar Opinion Warns Attys On Use Of AI Recording Tools
• BBQ Co. Execs, Argent Settle $99M ESOP Fight With DOL
• The Biz Court Digest: Dispatches From Utah's Newest Court