A Virginia federal judge finds Viagra patents are valid and infringed, and the 7th Circuit holds in John Sullivan, et al. v. CUNA Mutual Insurance Society, et al., No. 10-1558, 7th Cir.; 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 16413 , that elimination of a retiree health... Read More
By R. Dean Conlin, Partner, Locke, Lord, Bissell & Liddell, L.P. Small employers have struggled to have the same funding and plan design flexibility and uniform plan coverage for group health insurance as larger employers. A fully insured, multiple... Read More
NEW YORK - (Mealey's) A New York federal judge on Sept. 20 granted final approval to a $350 million class action settlement with United HealthCare Corp., ending claims that United companies allegedly underpaid professional providers for out-of-network... Read More
By Barry Zalma, Attorney and Consultant In 1987 the U.S. Supreme Court decided Pilot Life Insurance Co. V. Dedeaux, 481 U.S. 41, 95 L. Ed. 2d 39, 107 S. Ct. 1549 (U.S. 04/06/1987) , that held that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974... Read More