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A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
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Fiduciaries Beware: Employer Health Plan Under Fire for Alleged Prescription Drug Mismanagement

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An employer health plan is the latest target of class action litigation seeking redress for the alleged conduct of the plan's pharmacy benefit manager ("PBM")....more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Don’t Get Bitten by Your COBRA Notices

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In a growing wave of class action lawsuits, plaintiffs are targeting employers who have allegedly failed to provide proper notice of health care coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985...more

Laner Muchin, Ltd.

What’s In Your COBRA Notice? The Answer May Lead To A Class Action Lawsuit

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As previously reported in the Fast Laner, a number of large employers were hit by a wave of class action lawsuits in 2016 involving claims related to deficient COBRA notices. In the case involving Wal-Mart, a federal judge in...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Event] Employment, Benefits And Compensation Forum: Control Your Own Headlines - October 10th, Chicago, IL

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CONTROL YOUR OWN HEADLINES - In today’s high-stakes environment, in-house counsel and HR professionals are often on the frontlines, responding to headlines that threaten business and reputational objectives. Join...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Check your COBRA Notice!

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Just when you thought it was “safe to go back in the water,” a new flurry of class action claims based on asserted deficient COBRA notices is drawing the interest of class action plaintiff law firms....more

Laner Muchin, Ltd.

A New Wave Of Class Action Lawsuits Targets Employers That Provide Deficient COBRA Notices

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In a series of recent class action lawsuits involving Wal-Mart Stores Inc., BB&T Co., Shipcom Wireless Inc., and other employers, current and former employees who were eligible for COBRA continuation health coverage have...more

Cozen O'Connor

Vague COBRA Notices Could Prove Venomous

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A recent class action settlement serves to remind employers that the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, commonly referred to as COBRA, has real fangs in the hands of the plaintiffs’ bar. A large financial...more

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