September 2, 2025 | San Francisco, CA – MedLegalNews.com – Northern California residents and employers may soon see financial relief from a proposed $228.5 million Sutter Health premium settlement, which addresses claims of inflated insurance costs tied to the hospital system’s alleged use of restrictive contracts. The class-action lawsuit centers on premiums paid between 2011 […]
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August 29, 2025 | Sacramento, CA – MedLegalNews.com – Former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra is emerging as a central figure in California’s health care policy debate and a potential frontrunner in the 2026 gubernatorial race. Speaking at a Politico summit in Sacramento, Becerra underscored his commitment to advancing universal health care
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August 27, 2025 | Los Angeles, CA — MedLegalNews.com — Proskauer Rose LLP has released its July 2025 California Employment Law Update, highlighting several recent court rulings that reshape the landscape of employment litigation. The update addresses cases involving Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claims, disability discrimination, and whistleblower protections—three areas that continue to generate
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August 25, 2025 | Columbus, OH — MedLegalNews.com — An Ohio appeals court has declared the Ohio medical malpractice damages cap unconstitutional as applied in a high-profile case involving a woman who suffered permanent injuries after doctors failed to diagnose a severe vitamin B deficiency. The decision, issued last week, challenges the state’s $500,000 limit
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August 22, 2025 | Wilmington, Delaware — MedLegalNews.com — Executives and directors of Cencora Inc., formerly AmerisourceBergen, have agreed to a proposed $111.25 million Cencora opioid settlement to resolve a stockholder derivative lawsuit in Delaware’s Court of Chancery. The case accused company leaders of ignoring red flags tied to illegal opioid distribution, a failure that
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August 20, 2025 | New York, NY — MedLegalNews.com — A divided Second Circuit panel has reopened a worker’s disability benefits dispute against Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada, ruling that a release she signed with her employer did not bar her from challenging the denial of her long-term disability benefits. The decision breathes new
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August 19, 2025 | Wilmington, DE — MedLegalNews.com — The Delaware Supreme Court has ruled against CVS Health Corp., rejecting its attempt to secure insurance coverage for government, hospital, and third-party payer claims tied to the opioid epidemic. The decision affirms a lower court’s finding that CVS’s insurers, including Chubb and AIG units, have no
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August 18, 2025 | Columbia, SC – MedLegalNews.com — A South Carolina federal court has dismissed a decades-spanning asbestos coverage dispute, ruling that a Travelers subsidiary has no obligation to defend a construction company in litigation seeking indemnification over asbestos-related injury claims. U.S. District Judge Sherri A. Lydon ruled Monday that the suit filed against
August 15, 2025 | Dover, DE – MedLegalNews.com — In a closely split 3-2 decision, the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed that 3M’s payment of defense costs in ongoing combat earplug litigation cannot count toward the self-insured retention (SIR) required under subsidiary Aearo Technologies’ liability policies. This ruling means the insurers’ duty to provide coverage has
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August 14, 2025 | Atlanta, GA — MedLegalNews.com — An ongoing workplace malpractice coverage dispute has reached the Eleventh Circuit, where Medmarc Casualty Insurance Co. is seeking to avoid defending a Georgia law firm in a high-stakes malpractice case. The insurer argues its policy excludes claims tied to misappropriation, conversion, or improper commingling of funds.
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