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| 1 | Court Determines that PBM Not A Fiduciary for Most Purposes Kimberly R. Hillman, David F. Dabbs, Collin J. Hite; McGuireWoods LLP; August 29, 2008, previously published on August 13, 2008 The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri has found that Express Scripts, a Pharmaceutical Benefits Manager (PBM), was not a fiduciary for most purposes under ERISA. |
| 2 | New Jersey Case-Push Back On Out Of Network Payments Susan Feigin Harris; Baker & Hostetler LLP; August 21, 2008, previously published on August 7, 2008 In one of the largest class action ERISA settlements ever achieved, Health-Net, Inc. has agreed to pay $215 million to resolve allegations regarding improper payments to members who submitted claims for out of network (OON) healthcare services. |
| 3 | New California Statute Reforms Payroll Practices for Temporary Services Employees Alexandra A. Bodnar, Benjamin E. Goldman, Michael W. Kelly, Thomas T. Liu; Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.; August 21, 2008, previously published on August 2008 Employers in California will have added obligations in paying their temporary services employees when Senate Bill 940 takes effect on January 1, 2009. |
| 4 | Defeating Wage and Hour Class Actions: California Employers Prevail In Two Major Decisions Mandana Massoumi; Dorsey & Whitney LLP; August 20, 2008, previously published on July 28, 2008 Two recent California court decisions mark major victories for California employers defending against wage and hour class actions. The two decisions by California's Fourth Appellate District Court found class certification was not amenable in cases involving claims of meal and rest break violation,... |
| 5 | Health Net Agrees to Pay $215M in Settlement of Class Actions Relating to Use of Ingenix Data Martha S. Henley; King & Spalding LLP; August 20, 2008, previously published on August 4, 2008 A New Jersey federal judge approved a $215 million settlement on July 24, 2008, resolving three consolidated class action suits filed in the District of New Jersey against health plan Health Net. |
| 6 | California Court Of Appeal Clarifies That Employers Must Provide Employees with Meal Breaks, But Do Not Have To Ensure They Are Taken Esra A. Hudson, Funmi Olorunnipa; Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP; August 19, 2008, previously published on July 24, 2008 The days of paternalistic meal break monitoring may be coming to an end in California. Clarifying a key legal issue, the California Court of Appeal for the Fourth District has explained what it means to "provide" employees with meal breaks. |
| 7 | Federal Court Grants Partial Class Certification in Nurse Wage-Fixing Case Bass, Berry & Sims PLC; August 18, 2008, previously published on August 5, 2008 The litigation alleging that a number of hospitals conspired to fix and suppress the wages of registered nurses (RNs) is one of the most talked-about areas of antitrust activity in the healthcare industry right now. |
| 8 | West Virginia Supreme Court Reverses Trial Court Rulings, Reinstates Flood Litigation Cases Christopher B. Power; Dinsmore & Shohl LLP; August 13, 2008, previously published on July 24, 2008 On June 26, 2007, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals issued a per curiam decision in the Mass Litigation Proceeding known as In Re: Flood Litigation (Civ. Action No. 02-C-797, Raleigh County Circuit Court), reversing separate rulings issued by Circuit Court Judges Recht and Hutchison that... |
| 9 | California Appellate Court Concludes That Employer Must "Provide" But Not "Ensure" Meal and Rest Periods Julie A. Vogelzang; Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP; August 13, 2008, previously published on July 23, 2008 As virtually every California employer knows, there is a statewide class action "epidemic" relating to an employer's duty to provide employees with legally required meal and rest periods. |
| 10 | Fifth Circuit Emphasizes Strict Pleading Requirements for Securities Fraud Plaintiffs in Rare Interlocutory Reversal Anne M. Rodgers, Peter A. Stokes; Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.; August 13, 2008 In a rare interlocutory reversal, the Fifth Circuit held on July 29, 2008, that a district court incorrectly denied dismissal of a federal securities class action complaint that failed to satisfy the Supreme Court's strict pleading requirements for scienter. See Indiana Electrical Workers' Pension... |
