The prosecution has until Oct. 9 to respond to the defense's motion to dismiss. Attorneys representing Luigi Mangione, the man who confessed in federal court to killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, argue that a second trial would violate their client’s civil rights.

The lawsuit was filed by two major institutional investors who blame company leadership for the 2024 breach on Change Healthcare and accuse executives of facilitating alleged Medicare billing fraud. 

The agency is looking into claims that the EHR vendor is blocking data access to its over 300 million patient records. If true, such actions would violate federal regulations. 

All six counts of the company’s complaint were dismissed. The lawsuit stems from a May 2025 report from the outlet, where it was alleged the insurer paid incentive payments to nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers.

After a 10-day trial, Emily Mitchell and her family were awarded the money by a unanimous nine-person jury. The woman was supposed to have a cyst on her ovary removed instead during the March 2023 procedure.

The unusual defendants were swept up as part of a larger investigation into healthcare fraud in the Minnesota housing services program. An alleged third co-conspirator has pleaded not guilty and will take her chances at a jury trial.

A U.S. District Court judge ruled that the states were unable to show they would be irreparably harmed by complying with the policy, as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is covering 90% of the associated costs.