A Wells Fargo health plan lawsuit is a reminder for plan advisers and sponsors to carefully consider and document their health plan decisionmaking. In recent years, retirement plan advisers and ERISA ...

At the end of July, and before the company’s quarterly earnings report coming on Aug. 6, Bayer announced it has allocated an additional $1.37 billion to its efforts around glyphosate litigation. The ...

At the 50th anniversary of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), health and welfare plans governed by ERISA have become the topic of far-reaching compliance mandates and ...

Not so long ago, the extent of communications surrounding a lawsuit or trial was minimal. There would be occasional press releases announcing significant decisions. Sometimes, if a trial really ...

As the risk of 401(k) plan litigation remains at a heightened level, plan advisers face increasing pressure to protect plan sponsors. The steady drumbeat of plaintiffs’ bar lawsuits, driven by both ...

For 15 years and counting, the Johnson & Johnson talc litigation saga continues to play out in our nation’s court system, adding another exhibit to the unfortunate truism that the wheels of justice ...

It has been a decades-long dream of corporate America: making it harder for aggrieved customers, workers and others to file lawsuits against companies seeking compensation for alleged injuries, ...

Endo International’s restructuring plan offers creditors a choice to continue legal battles against the opioid maker and related parties, an option not available in other recent bankruptcy plans that ...

STAMFORD, CT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) has been informed by its deconsolidated Canadian affiliate, Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. (RBH), that the ...