Eleventh Circuit Slams Company's 'Exceedingly Reprehensible' Racial Bias, Affirms $3.4M Award
An Eleventh Circuit panel affirmed Monday that a transportation company's intentional racial hiring bias warranted $3.4 million in damages, rejecting appeals for a new trial and finding "exceedingly reprehensible" conduct that persisted despite legal warnings.
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Eleventh Circuit Nixes 'Calendar Year' Requirement For Black Lung Claims
An Eleventh Circuit panel on Monday vacated a Benefits Review Board decision that required a coal miner to prove both calendar year employment and 125 working days to qualify for black lung benefits, ruling that 125 working days during any calendar year is sufficient.
Ninth Circuit Nixes Key California Dialysis Charity Law, Says Reimbursement Cap 'Burdens' Speech Rights
A Ninth Circuit panel on Monday ruled that most provisions of California Assembly Bill 290, which aimed to prevent dialysis companies from profiting off charity insurance assistance, violate the First Amendment, with the court saying the law's reimbursement cap "burdens" dialy...
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The Sixth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a lower court ruling that Tennessee laws regulating pharmacy benefit managers are preempted by federal employee benefits law, finding the state statutes have an "impermissible connection" with ERISA plans by forcing specific benefit struct...
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