Articles by Andrew Harris, Bloomberg and Zachary Tracer

Court Battles Begin as U.S., States Sue to Halt Anthem, Aetna Mergers

U.S. antitrust enforcers roundly rejected a pair of proposed deals that would consolidate the nation’s five biggest health insurers into just three. The Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit to stop Anthem Inc.’s merger with Cigna Corp. in federal court …

Ex-Players Oppose NFL Image Rights Settlement

Years away from the field, former National Football League players including Jim Brown, Preston Pearson and Reggie Rucker are set to clash in court with retirees Mark Gastineau, Dan Pastorini, Dave Casper and others. At stake is the $50 million …

AIG, Former Executives Sued by Nuveen Investment Funds, UCalif Regents

Twenty-five Nuveen Investments Inc. funds sued American International Group Inc., claiming the company committed securities fraud in the months leading up to the U.S. financial crisis in 2008. Also named as defendants in a complaint filed yesterday in federal court …

Employer Contraception Mandate Headed to Court for Ban Ruling

The U.S. law requiring employers to provide health insurance coverage for birth control is set to come before an appeals court in cases brought by two businesses whose owners say they operate according to Catholic doctrine. The businesses, a construction …