February 2026

On November 26, 2025, the District of New Jersey issued its latest ruling in Lewandowski v. Johnson & Johnson, granting Johnson & Johnson’s motion to dismiss the fiduciary breach claims for lack of Article III standing.

As a refresher, a class action lawsuit was filed by Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”) employees, against

Earlier this year, current and former participants of two ERISA-governed health plans filed complaints alleging the same novel legal theory: that plan fiduciaries violated ERISA by mismanaging the plan’s prescription drug benefits.  In both complaints, plaintiffs alleged that the mismanagement was caused in part by the plans paying excessive and unreasonable fees to their respective