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Title IX and Transgender Athletes: Penn's Landmark Settlement and the Legal Implications

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In early July, the University of Pennsylvania said it had reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Education, resolving a federal investigation into Title IX violations based on transgender athlete participation in...more

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The House Settlement: College Athletics Panacea or Pandora’s Box?

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On June 6, 2025, U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken approved a settlement allowing NCAA schools to pay student-athletes in an agreement now simply known as The House Settlement. The House Settlement directly resolved...more

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Non-consensual releases in Boy Scouts chapter 11 plan survive despite Purdue Pharma ruling

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The Supreme Court’s landmark 2024 Purdue Pharma decision altered the landscape for bankruptcy releases and, in the process, put the resolutions of several other pending mass tort chapter 11 cases in question. A recent...more

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WAVE OF LITIGATION ENDED?: Are the TCPA’s Quiet Hour Rules Dead After Friday’s Supreme Court Ruling?

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As TCPAWorld.com readers know, 2025 has seen a massive rush of TCPA class litigation. Indeed such filings are up over 100 percent from last year– which was already the highest volume year in history. The biggest volume of...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - June 2025 #4

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The PGA Tour announced a significant structural change Tuesday hiring longtime NFL executive Brian Rolapp as the first CEO in the organization’s history while beginning the transition away from commissioner Jay Monahan, who...more

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Whistleblower Watch - A quarterly update on FCA Enforcement and Qui Tam Litigation - June 2025

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Whistleblower Watch is a comprehensive source for all False Claims Act (FCA) news and information. Every quarter, Cozen O’Connor will provide in-house counsel and compliance professionals with a summary of the most notable...more

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Fairness Isn't Optional: Lessons from Google's $50M Bias Case and SCOTUS on Title VII

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In May 2025, Google agreed to pay $50 million to settle a high-profile class action brought by Black and multiracial employees who alleged systemic racial discrimination in hiring, leveling, and promotion. That same month,...more

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In Labcorp v. Davis, Supreme Court Passes on Chance to Clarify Issue of Uninjured Class Members

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The U.S. Supreme Court last week declined to resolve a potentially landmark issue in class action law. In the closely watched case of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings v. Davis, the Court delivered a per curiam...more

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Justice Kavanaugh Signals One Conservative Vote in Labcorp Toward Imposing a Pre-Certification Standing Requirement Under FRCP 23

On June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court declined to decide the question, certified in Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings v. Davis, as to “[w]hether a federal court may certify a class action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil...more

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Supreme Court Declines to Decide Key Class Certification Issue

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On June 5, 2025, the US Supreme Court dismissed as improvidently granted a closely watched case that could have clarified whether federal courts may certify damages class actions under Rule 23 when the class includes both...more

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Considerations for Plan Sponsors in the Wake of Cunningham v. Cornell

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Excessive fee cases against plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) have been on the rise for the last decade. ERISA litigation is expanding with novel theories such as forfeiture litigation....more

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Plan Sponsors Beware: The U.S. Supreme Court Just Eased Requirements to File ERISA Prohibited Transaction Suits

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Many sponsors and fiduciaries of ERISA retirement plans had been hoping that the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion in Cunningham v. Cornell University (No. 23-1007) would articulate new pleading standards that would slow the...more

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Supreme Court lowers pleading standard for ERISA prohibited transaction claims

The US Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision on April 17, 2025 that could have a lasting impact on retirement plan litigation. The decision in Cunningham v. Cornell University clarifies that when plaintiffs bring...more

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The Supreme Court Relieves ERISA Plaintiffs of a Pleading Requirement: What’s Next for ERISA Plan Fiduciaries?

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On April 17, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that dealt a blow to benefit plan fiduciaries nationwide. The Court unanimously held in Cunningham v. Cornell University that a plaintiff asserting that a plan and...more

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Cunningham v. Cornell: Supreme Court Lowers Bar for ERISA 406(a) Claims

On April 17, 2025, the Supreme Court ruled in Cunningham v. Cornell University that, to state a claim under ERISA section 406(a), plaintiffs need only allege the elements contained in section 406(a). Prior to the Supreme...more

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First Circuit Imposes Higher “But-for” Causation Standard for False Claims Act Liability Based on Alleged Anti-Kickback Statute...

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On February 18, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit added its voice to a growing chorus of appellate courts to elevate the standard of proof required to show a violation of the federal False Claims Act in...more

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Settlement Highlights Issue of Deliberate Indifference Involving Medical Need in Jails

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A recent $2.75 million settlement by Robins Kaplan LLP has drawn attention to a troubling case of deliberate indifference to medical needs at Anoka County Jail (the “Jail”). Deyonta Green, who struggled with addiction issues,...more

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Purdue Pharma Foretells a Troubled Future for Bar Orders

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In Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P., the Supreme Court held that the Bankruptcy Code does not authorize a bankruptcy court to grant a release and injunction that extinguishes direct claims against nondebtor third parties...more

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Supreme Court Affirms Chancery Decision of Near-Record $267 Million Fee Award

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In re Dell Techs. Inc. Class V S’holders Litig., No. 349, 2023 (Del. Aug. 14, 2024) - After an appeal of the second-largest fee award in Delaware history, the Delaware Supreme Court ruled that the Court of Chancery had...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Jury Clears SuperValu of Liability in Whistleblower FCA Prescription Pricing Case

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Jury Clears SuperValu of Liability in Whistleblower FCA Prescription Pricing Case - A federal jury in Illinois recently found SuperValu not liable in a whistleblower lawsuit that accused the company of overcharging the...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Massachusetts District Court Judge Applies Heightened Causation Standard in FCA Case

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Massachusetts District Court Judge Applies Heightened Causation Standard in FCA Case - On January 6, a District Court of Massachusetts judge granted summary judgment for defendants on allegations of violating the...more

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Energy Company Settles Long-Running Dispute With FERC After Jarkesy Decision Undercuts FERC’s Enforcement Authority

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On January 8, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved a stipulation and consent agreement between its Office of Enforcement and an energy company (the “Company”) to resolve a dispute pending since 2016...more

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Diocese of Rockville Centre Pioneers a Global Resolution for Itself, Its 136 Parishes, and its Settling Insurers Post-Purdue

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In order to resolve hundreds of Child Victims Act lawsuits alleging sexual abuse, the Diocese of Rockville Centre commenced chapter 11 to seek protection for itself, its parishes, and schools, as well as providing equitable...more

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EnforceMintz — Medicare Advantage and Part D Programs to Remain in the Enforcement Spotlight in 2025

As government scrutiny and enforcement targeting the Medicare Advantage (Medicare Part C) program continued in 2024, the industry’s response to agency actions escalated. Last year also resulted in the first sizable Part D...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Federal Government Urges Court of Appeals to Uphold Constitutionality of FCA Qui Tam Provisions

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Federal Government Urges Court of Appeals to Uphold Constitutionality of FCA Qui Tam Provisions - In a brief filed earlier this week, the US federal government has urged the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the...more

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