Delaware judge dismisses UnitedHealth Group lawsuit against the Guardian

Healthcare conglomerate pursued a defamation lawsuit against the Guardian over 2025 investigative reporting

A state judge in https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/delaware">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 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/healthcare">health insurance conglomerate pursued against the Guardian in May 2025 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/21/unitedhealth-nursing-homes-payments-hospital-transfers">over an investigation by the outlet which reported that UnitedHealth secretly made payments to nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers for residents.