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A quiet SEC policy change is letting corporations like UnitedHealth sidestep shareholder scrutiny — prompting a group of Catholic nuns to take the fight to federal court.
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It is early yet in the 2026 proxy season, but it has already been an eventful one. The theme for this year might be that while shareholder proposals making it to ballots, particularly on environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) topics are down, litigation is notably up.
On March 19, 2026, two investor advocacy groups filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking to vacate a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) policy that changed how the agency handles shareholder proposals.
A Canadian religious group, Mission Fund, is suing UnitedHealth Group because the company did not include the group’s proposal for reporting on acquisition consequences in its 2026 proxy materials, according to a March 20 filing in the federal district court in Washington, D.C.
A faith-based group known for activist investing is suing UnitedHealth Group over the company’s failure to provide details on how its history of mergers and acquisitions have impacted the price of patient care and overall access to services.
An activist investor is suing UnitedHealth Group in a bid to pressure the company to include details on the impact of its vertical integration activities in its annual proxy filing.
A coalition of faith-based investors has filed a lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group, seeking detailed disclosure on how its vertical integration affects patients and competition.
In the Chutes department, once again UnitedHealth Group can’t catch a break. This time it’s a shareholder lawsuit by a Quebec-based religious non-profit group, Fond des Missions
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