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Justices Skip New York Health Workers' Fight Over Vax Rule

By Anne Cullen

The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to take up religious healthcare workers' challenge to a pandemic-era New York state policy requiring healthcare providers to make their employees get vaccinated against COVID-19, drawing a dissent from Justices Neil Gorsuch, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.

Netflix Urges Justices Not To Disturb 9th Circ. ERISA Docs Ruling

By Kellie Mejdrich

Netflix urged the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday not to take up a petition from an employee health plan participant who alleged the company failed to provide him access to plan documents in violation of federal benefits law, arguing the Ninth Circuit's ruling in the case should remain in place.

Remote Class Suits Teach Lesson In Broad Coverage

By Jennifer Mandato

Universities accusing United Educators of wrongfully denying coverage for class actions brought by students seeking tuition reimbursement due to pandemic-related changes call out the need for broad defense obligations.

9th Circ. Tells Serial Litigant App Developer No More

By Nadia Dreid

The Ninth Circuit has said it does not want to hear any more from a serial litigant who has a bone to pick with tech behemoth Apple and a California federal court over the exclusion of an application for tracking COVID-19 cases from the App Store.

Lab To Pay $4.9M To Settle AGs' COVID Test Pricing Suit

By P.J. D'Annunzio

Eighteen states' attorneys general have entered into a $4.87 million settlement with GS Labs to resolve claims that the defunct testing company overcharged consumers for COVID-19 tests, according to statements issued Wednesday.

Container Cos. Sued For Alleged Price-Fixing Scheme

By Matthew Perlman

Shipping container buyers filed a proposed class action over an alleged conspiracy among the world's largest container manufacturers to limit production and raise prices during the COVID-19 pandemic, on the heels of a criminal indictment last month.


Expert Analysis

What FCA Liability Looks Like In The Cybersecurity Realm

​Two recent settlements highlight how whistleblowers and the U.S. Department of Justice have been utilizing the False Claims Act to allege fraud predicated on violations of cybersecurity standards — timely lessons given new bipartisan legislation introducing potential FCA liability for artificial intelligence use, say​ attorneys Rachel Rose and Julie Bracker.

Texas Case Shows Why Juries Are Well-Suited To COVID Suits

The original jury verdict in Baylor College of Medicine v. Lloyd's, currently on appeal to the Texas Supreme Court after being overturned by an appellate panel, illustrates why COVID-19 business interruption claims with their case-specific facts need to be decided by juries, not by judges using a one-size-fits-all approach, says Jeremy Lawrence at Farella Braun.

NC COVID Ruling May Have Greater Coverage Implications

While the North Carolina Supreme Court's recent finding in favor of policyholders in a suit for business interruption coverage due to COVID-19 comes too late for most insureds to benefit, it should nonetheless have coverage implications far beyond COVID-19 claims, say attorneys at Robinson Bradshaw.

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