( February 6, 2026, 8:45 AM EST) -- RICHMOND, Va. — Filing a joint stipulation in Virginia federal court, the parties in a case that an employer and its self-funded health plan filed against the plan’s third-party administrator (TPA) said they are dismissing with prejudice the case over allegations that the TPA violated Employee Retirement Income Security Act fiduciary standards “by, among other things, (i) paying more for healthcare claims than was even billed, (ii) securing kickbacks from providers and affiliated intermediaries, (iii) double-paying claims, and (iv) pocketing rebates.”...