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Latest News in Washington
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February 04, 2026
Exxon, Shell Say Oil Cos. Can't Be Sued For Wash. Heat Death
Fossil fuel giants including Exxon Mobil and Shell pressed a Washington state judge Tuesday to toss a first-of-its-kind lawsuit over a 2021 Seattle heat wave death, saying the plaintiff family cannot use Evergreen State law to extract damages from oil corporations for harm allegedly caused by more than a century of global greenhouse gas emissions.
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February 04, 2026
9th Circ. Reopens Funko Investors' Securities Class Action
A Ninth Circuit panel Wednesday revived a proposed securities class action against toy-maker Funko Inc. and two former executives, ruling that shareholders sufficiently alleged that some company statements about its handling of millions of dollars of dead inventory were false and misleading.
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February 04, 2026
Wash. AG Defends 'Constitutional' Anti-Spam Law In Ulta Suit
Washington's attorney general is defending the constitutionality of a state anti-spam law, denying arguments by beauty retailer Ulta that the statute is an undue burden on interstate commerce and runs afoul of federal law.
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February 04, 2026
Wash. Tribes Sue Feds Over $240M Of Salmon Hatchery Funds
Two tribes in Washington state have sued the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other federal agencies on claims the government unfairly told them they weren't eligible to apply for $240 million of Pacific salmon hatchery funds under the Inflation Reduction Act.
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February 04, 2026
9th Circ. Seems Reluctant To Keep Netflix Bias Case In Court
The Ninth Circuit zeroed in on timing Wednesday as a former Netflix worker pushed to keep her sexual harassment suit out of arbitration, appearing sympathetic to the streaming company's argument that her dispute began before a law banning mandatory arbitration for sexual harassment claims became effective.
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