December 02, 2025
The Sixth Circuit on Tuesday backed a decision to toss a worker's lawsuit accusing his employer and UnitedHealth and its subsidiaries of defrauding him into reimbursing his health insurance company for $25,000, agreeing with a lower court that federal benefits law completely preempted his state law claims.
July 29, 2025
UnitedHealth Group Inc. urged the Sixth Circuit to affirm the dismissal of a man's claims that UnitedHealth defrauded him into reimbursing the health insurance giant for $25,000, arguing that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 completely preempts such claims brought under state law.