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• January 12, 2026

  The Curious, Very Long Delay In A Pioneering Drug Prices Suit

  When Merck & Co. launched a fiery challenge to Medicare's landmark drug price negotiations, it blazed a trail for many similar suits. But 31 months later, the challenge is stalled where it started as Merck begs for a ruling, other suits speed along the path it created and huge costs now seem unavoidable.

• January 12, 2026

  Sen. Kelly Sues Hegseth Over Alleged Retaliation For Remarks

  Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., sued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Monday, urging a D.C. federal court to declare unlawful Hegseth's attempt to reduce the lawmaker's Navy rank over statements reminding service members of their obligation to disregard unlawful orders.

• January 12, 2026

  Elevance Nurses Are Owed No OT, Judge Told As Trial Opens

  Elevance Health Inc. said Monday that claims it violated labor law by denying overtime pay to registered nurses evaluating insurance claims are "preposterous," as a Georgia federal bench trial kicked off over a suit from nearly 40 nurses alleging they were stiffed on years of pay.

• January 12, 2026

  ERISA Recovery Suit Against UnitedHealth Proceeds With Trims

  A UnitedHealth plan participant who was injured in a car crash may pursue claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act's civil enforcement provision, an Ohio federal court ruled Friday, while also allowing his wife, who was involved in a separate accident, to proceed with certain state-law claims.

• January 12, 2026

  DOL Tells 4th Circ. Lockheed Pensioner Class Lacks Standing

  The U.S. Department of Labor urged the Fourth Circuit to shut down a proposed class action from Lockheed Martin Corp. pension plan participants challenging the company's $9 billion pension risk transfer, arguing a Maryland federal court erred in holding that retirees had established standing.

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