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Anna Betts

Delaware judge dismisses UnitedHealth Group lawsuit against the Guardian

UnitedHealth Group Inc headquarters
UnitedHealth Group Inc headquarters stands in Minnetonka, Minnesota, on 9 March 2016. Photograph: Mike Bradley/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A state judge in Delaware has dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought against the Guardian by the UnitedHealth Group.

Delaware superior court judge Calvin Scott’s ruling stemmed from a lawsuit that the US’s largest health insurance conglomerate pursued against the Guardian in May 2025 over an investigation by the outlet which reported that UnitedHealth secretly made payments to nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers for residents.

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