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July 17, 2026
A New York federal judge has ruled that Deutsche Bank must face a proposed class action accusing it of conspiring with other big banks to fix U.K. government bond prices, finding that newly alleged trader chats provide "smoking gun" evidence allowing the case to proceed.
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July 17, 2026
A California federal judge has certified a class of Extreme Networks investors who say they were misled about its financial prospects during the COVID-19 pandemic, finding their out-of-pocket damages are measurable on a classwide basis and that they don't have to prove their case via common evidence.
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July 17, 2026
The Delaware Chancery Court has recommended denying a cryptocurrency holding company's bid to throw out a former executive's breach of contract claim, concluding that Delaware's procedural rules permit so-called "counter-counterclaims" and rejecting arguments that the claim was barred by res judicata or was untimely under the doctrine of laches.
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July 17, 2026
A California federal judge Friday denied a group of current and former Meta employees' bid to swiftly block the company from disturbing the benefits of certain employees it allegedly selected for termination using artificial intelligence, but requested more information on how Meta selected four employees on company-sponsored employment visas.
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July 17, 2026
A Maryland federal judge stayed a set of Affordable Care Act marketplace reforms that were set to take effect Monday, finding several cities and groups representing doctors and small businesses were likely to succeed in their Administrative Procedure Act challenge against them.
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July 17, 2026
Plaintiff-side litigation veteran Jerry Schlichter, founding and co-managing partner of Schlichter Bogard LLP, told Law360 that highlights among the firm's recent legal victories include a reported settlement to end 401(k) investment litigation against ADP, as well as a $150 million settlement in a toxic lead emissions case.
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July 17, 2026
UPS has urged a Colorado federal court to deny class certification in a sick leave suit brought by a package driver, arguing the claims turn on too many individual questions to proceed as a class action and that the court should first resolve the company's pending motion for summary judgment.
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July 17, 2026
Two law firms have asked a New Jersey federal court to appoint them as interim co-lead counsel in a proposed federal benefits class action alleging telecom company Nokia mismanaged employees' 401(k) plans, pointing to their experience litigating similar actions and judicial efficiency to support their request.
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July 17, 2026
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. and trustees of a union bakery drivers' pension fund told a New York federal judge Friday that they're working to settle a dispute over the agency's denials of $132 million in bailout funds from a program that Congress enacted during the coronavirus pandemic.
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July 17, 2026
An Alaska Native corporation urged a federal court to toss a proposed class action alleging the company saddled its 401(k) plan with excessive fees and underperforming investments, arguing the case is based on ill-suited comparisons and minor performance differences.
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July 16, 2026
A California federal judge indicated Thursday he won't immediately block Meta Platforms Inc. from laying off most of the 26 workers who claim the company used artificial intelligence to target them, but said he'd take a closer look at four on work visas who could be irreparably harmed.
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July 16, 2026
Wells Fargo and Ocwen asked a New York federal judge for a pretrial win in a suit from union pension fund trustees accusing the companies of mishandling home loans tied to employee pension fund investments, after the Second Circuit partially knocked out the companies' earlier win in March.
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July 16, 2026
A pair of House Democrats have introduced a bill that would require employers to provide reasonable accommodations for workers experiencing menopause-related symptoms, creating explicit federal workplace protections for a condition that supporters say is not directly addressed under current law.
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July 16, 2026
A union health fund told a New York federal judge that two affiliated aviation services entities cannot avoid required benefit contributions for eight full-time workers by failing to enroll them and then arguing that the resulting lack of coverage excused payment, according to a court filing.
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July 16, 2026
The Third Circuit on Thursday revived some ERISA contract claims in a New Jersey hospital network's suit alleging Cigna underpaid out-of-network reimbursements by $114 million, but backed the dismissal of the network's fiduciary duty claims.
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July 16, 2026
A Pennsylvania appeals panel on Thursday said a lower court was wrong to scrap an arbitrator's conclusion that a school district violated a collective bargaining agreement by forcing a teacher recovering from surgery to use leave guaranteed by federal law to cover her absence.
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July 16, 2026
Food services company Aramark urged the full Fifth Circuit to deny Aetna's request to arbitrate allegations that it cost Aramark millions by bungling health benefits claims, arguing that the insurer is attempting to twist U.S. Supreme Court precedent to kick the case out of court.
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July 15, 2026
Federal appeals courts had wide-ranging successes and struggles during the U.S. Supreme Court's recently completed term: One had its best showing in years following its worst showing in years; one felt déjà vu after recently starting to find favor with the justices; and one saw its reputation for independence occupy a rare role in the Supreme Court spotlight.
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July 15, 2026
A financial technology and security firm led in part by the former CEO of Honeywell International faces an investor suit alleging he and others took control of the business and turned it into a "highly leveraged conglomerate" from which they profited by "extracting exorbitant management fees" at shareholders' expense.
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July 15, 2026
A Pittsburgh pharmacy technician can get workers' compensation after she was hit by a car during her 15-minute lunch break, since the break was limited enough to fall under the "personal comfort doctrine" in state law, a divided appellate court ruled Wednesday.
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July 15, 2026
United Healthcare must pay $630,000 to a mother who challenged the insurance company's decision to deny coverage for her son's residential mental health treatment, a Utah federal judge ordered, after rejecting the company's bid to slim her requests for interest and attorney fees.
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July 15, 2026
A Massachusetts federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a proposed class action against Maersk Inc. and its retirement plan service providers from participants in the logistics and shipping company's employee 401(k) plan who allege that underperforming investments breached fiduciary duties, but gave the participants another chance to amend their claims.
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July 15, 2026
A trio of business and benefits groups asked the Fourth Circuit to uphold the dismissal of a suit claiming Northrop Grumman improperly used forfeited 401(k) cash to fund its plan contributions, stating it would be "exceedingly odd" for the case to proceed against federal regulations allowing the practice.
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July 15, 2026
Car parts giant First Brands Group told a Texas bankruptcy judge that it can't keep paying retired employee benefits past the end of July under its Chapter 11 budget, and asked for authority to stop covering life insurance, health insurance and other benefits.
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July 15, 2026
A Florida judge agreed Wednesday to hold off on deciding a motion to stay proceedings in a breach of contract action brought by a telemarketing company that federal regulators accuse of selling $91 million in fake Obamacare plans, after the defendants told the court they're close to a settlement.