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Court Finds Nursing Facility Violated Federal and State Laws with Involuntary Discharge of California Woman

Nursing facility residents’ right to return following a hospital stay upheld.

Read: Press Release

Approves Model Settlement in Lawsuit Challenging Workplace Wellness Program

Yale University has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit. 

Read: Article , WNPR Listen/Read, Press Release, Listen Take on Today podcast

Judge Rules to Merge NY Attorney General and AARP Foundation Lawsuits on Behalf of Pensioners

Suits challenge Catholic Diocese of Albany’s failure to adequately fund pensions of retirees of its affiliated hospital, St. Clare’s.

Read: News 10 (article)

AARP Foundation Files Class Action Lawsuit Seeking to Protect Nursing Facility Residents

AARP Foundation joins Equip for Equality and Chicago law firms in lawsuit against Alden Group nursing facility chain.

Read: Complaint, Press Release, Chicago Tribune (article)

Model Settlement in Lawsuit Challenging Workplace Wellness Program

Yale University has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit. 

Kwesell  v. Yale University,  U.S. Dist. Ct. Conn.  3:19-cv-10980 

Read: Complaint (PDF), WNPR Listen/Read, Press Release, Listen Take on Today podcast

Pension Suit to Continue with Court's Affirmance on Appeal

Appellate Division upholds trial court ruling allowing pensioners to proceed with their case.

Read Court's Decision on Motion to Dismiss (PDF), Press Release on Motion to Dismiss, Decision on Appeal (PDF), Press Release on Appeal

The Drinks Industry Has an Ageism Problem

AFL's Dan Kohrman comments on age discrimination in the workplace. Read

Court Remands and Vacates HHS’s Unlawful Approval of a California Medicaid Rate Cuts for Dental Services

The amendment drastically cut reimbursement rates for periodontal care and instituted burdensome and potentially dangerous pre-authorization and x-ray processes for institutionlized patients. 

Read Complaint (PDF), Press Release, Motion for Summary Judgement  (PDF), Decision (PDF), LinkedIn Op-Ed, Marsh Ryerson

 

AARP Foundation Supreme Court 2022 Preview

2022 Supreme Court Preview

 

 

During the 2021 term, the Supreme Court returned to in-person oral arguments after over a year of conducting them remotely. For the third term in a row, the composition of the Court changed, welcoming Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to serve as a justice in the history of the Court.

The conservative justices joined to write on several hot button issues including gun rights, religion, abortion, and the environment. The Court also decided several cases that undermined the rights and interests of older adults, including residents of Puerto Rico and older adults suffering emotional distress.

This year, the Court will again hear several cases affecting the lives of people over 50. Our preview describes those cases and includes AARP Foundation attorneys’ predictions about legal issues that may reach the Court in the future.

As always, AARP Foundation will continue to advocate for and fiercely defend older adults and work for systemic change in courts across the country, including the Supreme Court.  

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On the Docket

Current Litigation Cases

Follow cases in which attorneys with AARP Foundation attorneys represent a party. The cases listed in this docket are in reverse chronological order of the filing or decision dates. 

Recent Amicus Cases

The amicus cases in this docket appear in reverse chronological order of the filing or decision date.