Judge throws out UnitedHealth’s defamation lawsuit against the Guardian

UnitedHealth Loses Defamation Suit Over Honest Telling of Forsaking Oldsters’ DNR Wishes for Bottom Line

The judge says the lawsuit failed to allege that the details report was ‘false,’ and that the insurance giant was merely upset it created what it called a ‘false impression.’

Judge throws out UnitedHealth’s defamation lawsuit against the Guardian

The U.K.-based media outlet called decision to dismiss all six counts in the lawsuit a rejection of UnitedHealth’s ‘bullying and intimidation tactics.’

A US judge grants The Guardian's motion to dismiss UnitedHealthcare's defamation suit, filed in June 2025, for an article on secret payments to nursing homes (Anna Betts/The Guardian)

Anna Betts / The Guardian: A US judge grants The Guardian's motion to dismiss UnitedHealthcare's defamation suit, filed in June 2025, for an article on secret payments to nursing homes  —  Healthcare conglomerate pursued a defamation lawsuit against the Guardian over 2025 investigative reporting