Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield's decision denying coverage for a law firm employee's son to continue receiving residential mental health treatment was arbitrary and capricious, the Sixth Circuit ruled Thursday, saying the insurer needs to carry out a "full and fair review of the requested coverage."
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield's decision denying coverage for a law firm employee's son to continue receiving residential mental health treatment was arbitrary and capricious, the Sixth Circuit ruled Thursday, saying the insurer needs to carry out a "full and fair review of the requested coverage."
A Michigan federal judge handed a disabled surgeon a win against two insurance companies Thursday in his suit seeking total disability benefits for life, siding with the ex-worker's argument that the insurers erred in determining that his condition was caused by sickness instead of injury and cutting off benefits.
Walmart prevailed Thursday over a suit from a Black former manager who said he was denied a promotion and subjected to racist harassment on the job, when a Michigan federal judge ruled he lacked evidence that he was qualified for higher roles or had endured severe mistreatment.
A former Amtrak employee has admitted to participating in a scheme that prosecutors claim defrauded the rail carrier out of $11 million in health benefits, making him the 10th defendant in a year to plead guilty in the case, the U.S. attorney's office in New Jersey said on Thursday.
New securities class action filings fell overall last year, along with aggregate settlement values and attorney fees, but the emergence of tariff-related suits could present a new trend in filings in response to actions taken by the U.S. government, according to a recent National Economic Research Associates Inc. report.
Patients of Children's Hospital Colorado filed a proposed class action in Colorado state court alleging the healthcare provider is discriminating against them through its suspension of gender-affirming medical care for patients under the age of 18 amid recent federal government mandates.
The False Claims Act remains a powerful enforcement tool after some record verdicts and settlements in 2025, and while traditional fraud areas remain a priority, new initiatives are raising questions about its expanding application, says Veronica Nannis at Joseph Greenwald.
Opening my home to foreign exchange students makes me a better lawyer not just because prioritizing visiting high schoolers forces me to hone my organization and time management skills but also because sharing the study-abroad experience with newcomers and locals reconnects me to my community, says Alison Lippa at Nicolaides Fink.
A former Baker McKenzie associate who was sued for defamation over a series of social media posts accusing the firm's Washington, D.C., managing partner of sexual assault has brought her own lawsuit, marking the first time she publicly detailed her allegations in court records.
Shortly after former special counsel Jack Smith gave his first public congressional testimony on the Trump cases, in which he warned the rule of law should not be taken for granted, President Donald Trump said he should be prosecuted.
A former lawyer at SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein's firm said Thursday that Goldstein told coworkers that the more than $960,000 in cash he brought off a flight from Hong Kong — the source of which is integral to the government's case — had come from a client.
The American Bar Association said attorneys have a limited responsibility to convey information to former clients or successor counsel that was not within the client's file, when doing so is necessary to protect a client's interests and reasonably practicable, according to a new ethics opinion.
A proposal to loosen restrictions on the use of federal criminal subpoenas would endanger and further traumatize victims of crime, most of whom lack legal representation to fight the invasive demands, victims' rights advocates told a federal rules advisory committee on Thursday.
Pennsylvania's highest court has adopted a balancing test for restricting a sitting judge's free speech outside the context of an election and, in doing so, affirmed the suspension of a state court judge who it said damaged the court's appearance of impartiality by making political posts on social media.
National litigation news outlet Courthouse News Service has voluntarily and permanently dropped claims against a Washington, D.C., Superior Court clerk and the executive officer of the D.C. courts over filing delays, with both sides agreeing to pay their own costs.
