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Mass Torts vs. Class Actions: A Tale of Two Strategies
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JONES DAY TALKS®: Collective Actions in Spain: A Look Around and the View Ahead
Entertainment Law Update Episode 160 – August/September 2023
JONES DAY TALKS®: Class Actions Worldview Guide: Part 1–The United States and European Union
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The April Monthly Minute showers readers with some eye-opening case law updates, ranging from a $38.8M jury verdict in a 401(k) fee case, to a pair of cases involving Elevance (f/k/a Anthem) health plan coverage exclusions....more
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Anthem Inc. has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit brought by participants in employee health plans administered by the insurer....more
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On March 10, 2024, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint in a much-followed putative class action lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”) alleging that the plan fiduciaries for J&J’s group health plan violated ERISA by...more
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California is leading the way in ensuring that determinations of medically necessary health care services are made by licensed physicians and not artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms....more
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