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  • November 14, 2025

    Costco Tequila Buyers Say They Were Misled About Quality

    A group of consumers accused Costco of falsely marketing its Kirkland Signature tequila as pure agave when, in fact, its tequila products feature a "significant presence" of non-agave sugars, according to a proposed class action filed Friday in Washington federal court.

  • November 14, 2025

    JetBlue Accused Of Pushing Workers To Drop Wage Claims

    Former employees suing JetBlue for allegedly shorting them on breaks and wages are urging a Washington state judge to block the airline's alleged efforts to coerce members of a proposed class into settlements, contending management has pressured workers to sign releases amid looming downsizing plans.

  • November 14, 2025

    Wash. County Fights Limits On Immigrants Working At Jails

    Washington's King County is challenging what it calls a "quirk" in Washington state law that unconstitutionally prohibits "lawfully present, work-authorized immigrants" from serving as corrections officers for local governments — though they can work in corrections at the state level.

  • November 14, 2025

    9th Circ. Judge Rips Feds For 'Trying To Suppress Speech'

    A Ninth Circuit panel expressed doubts Friday about the Trump administration's request to reconsider an order reinstating billions of dollars in University of California research grants in light of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling, with one judge objecting that "the government is trying to suppress, to penalize speech."

  • November 14, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Clears New Trial On Unicycle Infringement Damages

    The Federal Circuit on Friday ordered a new trial to determine whether Inventist Inc. should receive lost profits after a jury determined Ninebot Inc. infringed its unicycle patent, saying key information was left out that could have impacted the jury's $800,000 award.

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