A Texas appeals court upheld a jury’s finding that workers’ compensation death benefits must be awarded in the case of a man whose hydrocodone overdose was tied to an workplace injury.

A Pennsylvania court – for the first time – rejected a Pennsylvania insurance regulator’s plan to liquidate two long-term care insurance companies.

A former executive for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana sued the company after claiming she was fired for reporting alleged illegal rebate activity potentially leading to discriminatory pricing of premiums.

Owners of a New York sewer plant have sued the insurance company in federal court for more than $3.5 million over its denial of coverage for a wall collapse last year.

The U.S. Justice Department is forcing Humana and Arcadian Management Services to divest themselves of Arcadian’s Medicare Advantage business in parts of five states to secure approval of Humana’s acquisition.

A plurality of participants in the latest IFAwebnews.com poll say they will listen to the audio records regarding the U.S. Supreme Court review of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Three stockbrokers for Brill Securities in New York have won an appeal, freeing them from being forced to arbitrate a suit over overtime pay.

The U.S. Supreme Court will depart from its normal practice and make audio recordings of the three days of hearings on the constitutionality of the federal health reform law available each afternoon.

The U.S. wants a federal court to rule that losses to American International Group and its shareholders as a result of the government’s takeover of the company in 2008 should remain those of the company and its investors, not the public.

A federal judge ruled Congress’ Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional in a case over whether a government workers should be permitted to enroll her same-sex spouse in federal health insurance coverage.