Benefits

  • July 13, 2026

    J&J Asks 3rd Circ. To Block Return Of Ex-Worker's Fee Claims

    Johnson & Johnson has asked the Third Circuit to keep dismissed excessive fee claims out of a proposed class action alleging the company charged employees too much for a prescription drug benefits program, arguing that the lower court correctly tossed that portion of the suit for lack of standing.

  • July 13, 2026

    Amazon Settles With AI Worker Who Alleged It Ignored IP Law

    A Los Angeles judge dismissed a lawsuit Monday by an artificial intelligence researcher who alleged the company ignored numerous laws in a frantic attempt to catch up to its artificial intelligence rivals after the parties reached an out-of-court settlement.

  • July 13, 2026

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    The Delaware Chancery Court last week handled disputes involving corporate control, post-closing competition, executive departures, arbitration awards and shareholder litigation.

  • July 13, 2026

    Northwell Escapes Suit Over Pension Plan Conversion

    Northwell Health defeated a proposed class action alleging it hid cuts to workers' pension plans when converting to a cash-balance plan in the late 1990s, with a New York federal judge finding the hospital system adequately disclosed how the change could impact participants' benefits.

  • July 13, 2026

    UPS Driver Seeks Quick Win In Colo. Sick Leave Suit

    A UPS package driver asked a Colorado federal court to rule in his favor on key issues in a proposed class action alleging the delivery giant failed to provide paid sick leave to thousands of union workers, arguing there are no disputed facts that could save the company's position.

  • July 13, 2026

    Frontier Will Pay $14M To End 401(k) Telecom Stocks Fight

    Frontier Communications Corp. has agreed to fork over approximately $14 million to end a proposed class action claiming its employee 401(k) plan was improperly overinvested in Verizon Wireless and other telecommunications stocks, according to a filing in Connecticut federal court.

  • July 13, 2026

    Utah Health System Beats 401(k) Suit Over Stable Value Fund

    A Utah federal judge tossed a suit by workers who claimed a western U.S. health system kept an underperforming stable value fund in a retirement plan and greenlighted excessive management fees, ruling their case lacks evidence that the plan could have secured better funds and fees.

  • July 10, 2026

    JPMorgan Workers Defend ERISA Suit Over High Drug Costs

    JPMorgan employees urged a New York federal judge on Friday not to end their Employee Retirement Income Security Act suit alleging they paid too much for prescription drugs, arguing JPMorgan still has not shown that its contract with its pharmacy benefit manager was reasonable.

  • July 10, 2026

    4 Benefits Policy Issues To Watch In 2026's 2nd Half

    The U.S. Department of Labor's work to finalize a 401(k) investment selection safe harbor and plans for a new mental health parity rule are among the top employee benefits policy issues that attorneys are watching for in the latter half of 2026. Here, Law360 looks at four that practitioners say they're keeping an eye on.

  • July 10, 2026

    NFL Plan Wants Ex-Players' Latest Class Cert. Bid Denied

    The National Football League's disability plan urged a Maryland federal judge not to certify a class of former NFL players who say they were wrongly denied benefits in violation of federal law, arguing there were too many disparities between their claims to warrant the court's signoff.

  • July 10, 2026

    Fla. High Court Backs Broad Reading Of Workers' Comp Law

    Florida's Supreme Court rejected an appeals court's narrow take on the state's workers' compensation law that shut down a manager's bid for benefits after he was shot while walking out of work, ruling he can get paid if he shows his work environment increased his risk of assault.

  • July 10, 2026

    Oura Health Swaps In Sidley For Quinn After Ex-CEO's DQ Bid

    A California federal judge granted Oura Health's request to swap in Sidley Austin LLP for Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP in breach-of-contract litigation by the fitness tracker company's former CEO after the ex-executive sought to disqualify Quinn Emanuel for purportedly having access to his confidential data.

  • July 10, 2026

    Conservative Investors Ask To Drop Airbnb Investor Suit

    Two right-leaning institutional shareholders who alleged Airbnb wrongly excluded shareholder proposals from proxy materials have asked a Delaware federal court to dismiss their dispute.

  • July 10, 2026

    AT&T Inks $184M Deal To End Pension Mortality Data Suit

    AT&T has brokered a $184 million deal to close a 300,000-member proposed class action claiming the telecommunications company used outdated mortality data to calculate pension payments, causing some employees to see less in benefits than others.

  • July 09, 2026

    Zeta Must Face Suit Over 'Opted-In' User Data, NY Judge Says

    Zeta Global Holdings Corp. must face a proposed securities class action accusing the marketing technology company of misleading investors about the way it collected consumer data and its use of so-called consent farms, with a New York federal judge finding that the suit adequately pleads material misstatements and knowledge of wrongdoing.

  • July 09, 2026

    Safran On The Hook For $1.7M Pension Exit Bill, For Now

    A New York federal judge ruled Thursday that aerospace giant Safran must immediately pay off its $1.7 million withdrawal liability bill to the National Retirement Fund, even though the parties are currently in arbitration battling out whether the company can be held responsible for the payment.

  • July 09, 2026

    IAM Pension Fund Prevails In $32M Fight With Electrolux

    Multinational appliance manufacturer Electrolux owes an International Association of Machinists pension fund $32 million, a D.C. federal judge ruled, affirming an arbitration award over the company's protests.

  • July 09, 2026

    Insurers Must Pay $2.5M Wrongful Death Award, Estate Says

    The estate of a man who died after a motorcycle crash is seeking to recover $2.5 million from the other driver's insurers, telling a Connecticut state court that the carriers failed to protect their insured from an excess judgment by refusing to accept a $300,000 policy limits settlement offer.

  • July 09, 2026

    Wash. Justices Nix Live-In Caregiver Wage Exemption

    Adult family homes in Washington cannot use a state minimum wage exemption to deny wage-and-hour protections to caregivers who live where they work, the Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday, holding the carveout unconstitutional as applied to workers in what it deemed a dangerous job.

  • July 09, 2026

    3rd Circ. Questions Standing In DuPont, Corteva Appeals

    The Third Circuit on Thursday wrestled with whether to overturn a judge's verdict against chemical companies Corteva and DuPont in a suit from pensioners who claimed they were misled about how a merger and spinoff would affect their retirement benefits, with judges questioning the standing of individuals leading the suit. 

  • July 09, 2026

    Atty Fights Bid To Ax Health Plan RICO Suit

    An attorney who filed a proposed RICO class action in New York tied to a Federal Trade Commission case alleging a $91 million sham health insurance scheme is fighting a receiver's dismissal and sanctions bid, telling a Florida federal court he never defied its orders.

  • July 08, 2026

    Baxter Beats Stable Value Fund 401(k) Plan Suit, For Good

    Baxter International permanently defeated a proposed class action claiming the relatively low returns of the medical products company's employee retirement plan were evidence of mismanagement, after an Illinois federal judge ruled Tuesday the allegations only show the stable value fund in the plan "may not have been best in class — nothing more."

  • July 08, 2026

    DC Metro Accused Of Denying Benefits While Skirting ERISA

    The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority illegally denied benefits and is attempting to hide behind a carveout in federal benefits law for government pension plans to avoid accountability, two plan participants claimed in a lawsuit.

  • July 08, 2026

    Del. Judge Recuses Herself From Apollo $570M Payout Suit

    The Delaware vice chancellor presiding over litigation regarding a $570 million payout to Apollo Global Management Inc. insiders has disqualified herself from the case after a possible conflict of interest arose due to her former role as an attorney with Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, which was involved in a merger with ties to the payout.

  • July 08, 2026

    PBMs Fight Bid To Add Pharmacy Group To Price-Fixing Suit

    Two pharmacy benefit managers have told a Michigan federal judge that a trade association for small pharmacies should not be allowed to intervene in a price-fixing lawsuit brought by the state's attorney general.

Expert Analysis

  • 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2026 And Beyond

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    2026 will likely be shaped by issues ranging from artificial intelligence regulatory turbulence to potential evidence rule changes, and e-discovery professionals will need to understand how to effectively guide the responsible and defensible adoption of emerging tools, while also ensuring effective safeguards, say attorneys at Littler.

  • Series

    Judges On AI: How Courts Can Boost Access To Justice

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    Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Samuel A. Thumma writes that generative artificial intelligence tools offer a profound opportunity to enhance access to justice and engender public confidence in courts’ use of technology, and judges can seize this opportunity in five key ways.

  • Opinion

    The Case For Emulating, Not Dividing, The Ninth Circuit

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    Champions for improved judicial administration should reject the unfounded criticisms driving recent Senate proposals to divide the Ninth Circuit and instead seek to replicate the court's unique strengths and successes, says Ninth Circuit Judge J. Clifford Wallace.

  • ERISA Litigation Trends To Watch With 2025 In The Rearview

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    There were significant developments in Employee Retirement Income Security Act litigation in 2025, including plaintiffs pushing the bounds of sponsor and fiduciary liability and defendants scoring district court wins, and although the types of claims might change, ERISA litigation will likely be just as active in 2026, say attorneys at Groom Law.

  • Series

    Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Muay Thai kickboxing has taught me that in order to win, one must stick to one's game plan and adapt under pressure, just as when facing challenges by opposing counsel or judges, says Mark Schork at Feldman Shepherd.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building

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    A successful legal career is built through intention: understanding expectations, assessing strengths honestly and proactively seeking opportunities to grow and cultivating relationships that support your development, say Erika Drous and Hillary Mann at Morrison Foerster.

  • 4 Developments That Defined The 2025 Ethics Landscape

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    The legal profession spent 2025 at the edge of its ethical comfort zone as courts, firms and regulators confronted how fast-moving technologies and new business models collide with long-standing professional duties, signaling that the profession is entering a period of sustained disruption that will continue into 2026, says Hilary Gerzhoy at HWG Law.

  • Navigating AI In The Legal Industry

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    As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly integral part of legal practice, Law360 guest commentary this year examined evolving ethical obligations, how the plaintiffs bar is using AI to level the playing field against corporate defense teams, and the attendant risks of adoption.

  • The Major Securities Litigation Rulings And Trends Of 2025

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    The past 12 months saw increased regulator focus on disclosures concerning artificial intelligence, signs of growing judicial scrutiny at the class certification stage, and shifting regulatory priorities at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — all major developments that may significantly affect securities litigation strategy in 2026 and beyond, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • How Fractional GCs Can Manage Risks Of Engagement

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    As more organizations eliminate their in-house legal departments in favor of outsourcing legal work, fractional general counsel roles offer practitioners an engaging and flexible way to practice at a high level, but they can also present legal, ethical and operational risks that must be proactively managed, say attorneys at Boies Schiller.

  • Series

    Nature Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Nature photography reminds me to focus on what is in front of me and to slow down to achieve success, and, in embracing the value of viewing situations through different lenses, offers skills transferable to the practice of law, says Brian Willett at Saul Ewing.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving

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    Issue-spotting skills are well honed in law school, but practicing attorneys must also identify clients’ problems and true goals, and then be able to provide solutions, says Mary Kate Hogan at Quarles & Brady.

  • Opinion

    A Uniform Federal Rule Would Curb Gen AI Missteps In Court

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    To address the patchwork of courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence, curbing abuses and relieving the burden on judges, the federal judiciary should consider amending its civil procedure rules to require litigants to certify they’ve reviewed legal filings for accuracy, say attorneys at Shook Hardy.

  • Series

    The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Integrating Practice Groups

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    Enacting unified leadership and consistent client service standards ensures law firm practice groups connect and collaborate around shared goals, turning a law firm merger into a platform for growth rather than a period of disruption, says Brian Catlett at Fennemore Craig.

  • Opinion

    Supreme Court Term Limits Would Carry Hidden Risk

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    While proposals for limiting the terms of U.S. Supreme Court justices are popular, a steady stream of relatively young, highly marketable ex-justices with unique knowledge and influence entering the marketplace of law and politics could create new problems, say Michael Broyde at Emory University and Hayden Hall at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

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