( March 31, 2026, 12:18 PM EDT) -- UTICA, N.Y. — Following an agreement that resolved objections, a New York federal judge on March 30 granted final approval to a $1,415,000 settlement that concludes a class action concerning allegations that United Behavioral Health violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by issuing blanket denials for residential treatments for mental health and chemical dependency claims when it considered even a single aspect of the facility’s treatment experimental....