Judge: Common Interest Agreement Isn’t License To Violate Protective Order

( July 24, 2025, 3:43 PM EDT) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — Saying, “A common interest agreement with a third party does not give plaintiffs the right to violate the protective order governing this case,” a California federal judge briefly granted an administrative motion filed by defendants in in an Employee Retirement Income Security Act suit over alleged underpayment for out-of-network behavioral health treatment....