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CVS Mail-Order Drug Bias Lawsuit by HIV Patients Moves Forward

CVS Pharmacy Inc. must defend against allegations that its policy of distributing specialty drugs through the mail intentionally discriminated against HIV/AIDS patients by depriving them of in-person counseling from pharmacists.

By Jacklyn Wille

Cornell Employees’ ERISA Case Catches Supreme Court’s Attention

The US Supreme Court signaled interest in hearing a case over Cornell University’s retirement plan by asking the school to respond to a petition asking how relationships between benefit plans and their service providers can be challenged under ERISA.

Twitter Worker Advances Class Age Bias Suit Over Musk’s Takeover

X Corp. and Twitter Inc. lost their bid to nix a former Twitter employee’s class claims of intentional age bias in mass layoffs after Elon Musk took over the social media giant.

Fifty-Time Supreme Court Litigator Keeps Justices on Their Toes

Lisa Blatt isn’t afraid to tell a US Supreme Court justice they’re making stuff up, inject herself in her own hypotheticals, or talk like she’s debating friends at a bar.

Wedbush Waived Arbitration Right by Delaying After Viking River

A California appeals court on Thursday shot down a bid by investment firm Wedbush Securities Inc. to compel a class of its financial advisers into arbitration, saying the company waited too long to act on its alleged right to arbitrate.

KeyPoint Investigators’ FLSA Collective Proceeds, Judge Says

A group of KeyPoint Government Solutions Inc. investigators can proceed as a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act, a federal judge said, but they may not proceed as a class to pursue their state law claims.

Ryder Truckers Seek Approval of $2.95 Million Class Settlement

Ryder Integrated Logistics Inc. workers asked a court Wednesday to preliminarily sign off on an unopposed $2.95 million class action and Private Attorneys General Act settlement to resolve the workers’ claims that Ryder owes them money for alleged violations of California labor laws.

GM Again Accused of Hiding Transmission Defects Since 2014

General Motors LLC was hit with a new proposed class action alleging it concealed two transmission defects that caused shuddering and poor shift quality in 18 Chevrolet and GMC models.

Six Flags Investor Suit Over China Expansion Revived Again

Investors’ claims that Six Flags Entertainment Corp. misrepresented the progress of theme park projects in China were improperly thrown out, the Fifth Circuit said Thursday, reinstating the proposed class action for the second time.

Supplement Supplier Is Accused of Mislabeling Magnesium Powder

Hard Eight Nutrition LLC, doing business as BulkSupplements.com, was hit with a proposed class action alleging its magnesium powder products have a lower concentration of the element than advertised.