Scott et al v. UnitedHealth Group, Inc. et al
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June 18, 2021
ACA Ruling Caps Busy 1st Half Of 2021 For Benefits Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act capped off an eventful six months for benefits-related litigation in the federal courts, which have ruled on hot topics including arbitration, forum selection clauses and ERISA preemption.
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May 21, 2021
UnitedHealth Beats Health Plan ERISA Suit For Now
A Minnesota federal judge granted UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s bid to dismiss a proposed class action challenging its method of recouping health plan overpayments, finding that the workers failed to allege an injury since they have no claim to the plan's assets and that any plan losses don't affect their benefits.
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January 03, 2021
ERISA Arbitration, New Legal Theories To Be Tested In 2021
In 2021, courts stand poised to consider whether employers can kick benefit plan mismanagement suits to arbitration and whether two novel theories in class actions over retirement plans hold water. Here, Law360 highlights six ERISA cases to watch in the new year.
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October 06, 2020
UnitedHealth Wants Workers' 'Offsetting' ERISA Suit Tossed
UnitedHealth Group Inc. urged a Minnesota federal court to spike a proposed class action challenging its method of recouping health plan overpayments, arguing that the workers behind the suit didn't lose out on any benefits because of so-called cross-plan offsetting.
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July 29, 2020
5 ERISA Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2020
From a U.S. Supreme Court case over an Arkansas law regulating pharmacy benefit managers' drug reimbursement rates to a new suit challenging UnitedHealth Group's "cross-plan offsetting" method of recouping overpayments, the second half of 2020 is gearing up to be interesting. Here, Law360 looks at five ERISA cases lawyers should keep an eye on.
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July 14, 2020
UnitedHealth Group Sued For Shifting Plans' Money Around
A proposed class action filed Tuesday in Minnesota federal court challenges UnitedHealth Group's practice of taking money from certain health insurance plans to recoup financial losses from others, accusing the insurer of reaping huge profits from a strategy that violates federal benefits law.