Washington Archive » May, 2025

Washington - May, 2025

226 articles

• Real Estate Recap: Religious Land, Hotel Surge, Land-Banking
• Wash. High Court Relaxes Standard For Worker Illness Suits
• Shopper Wants Class Cert. In Mistranslated Cookie Label Suit
• Wash. Judge Doubts Valve's Suit Alleging Arbitration Scheme
• DHS Targets Sanctuary Cities In Noncompliance Notice
• The BigLaw Settlements Are About Risk, Not Profit
• Radar Co. Saves Trade Secret Claims In Suit Against Ex-Exec
• Former Pfizer Atty, Motley Rice Adviser Joins DiCello Levitt
• Trump Admin Says States Can't Fight Wind Permit Pause
• ZoomInfo Wants Out Of Investors' Accounting Fraud Claims
• DOT Calls States' EV Charging Funding Suit Premature
• Monsanto Won't Get Damages Offset In $100M PCB Tort Loss
• Split 9th Circ. Says Spa's Rule On Certain Trans Women Biased
• FTC Seeks To Push Amazon Antitrust Trial To 2027
• Judge Finds Epic Verdict Means One Patent Claim Invalid
• DOJ Officially Files To Drop Boeing 737 Max Conspiracy Case
• Amazon Says Class Too Complex To Certify In Antitrust Suit
• Big Oil Caused Woman's Heat Wave Death, Novel Suit Says
• Wash. Justices Upend Cannabis Co. Win In Wage Suit
• What Gene Findings Mean For Asbestos Mesothelioma Claims
• NYT, Amazon Reach Licensing Deal To Use Content For AI
• Brazilian Jiujitsu Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 16 States Sue Trump Admin Over Cuts To Science Grants
• 5-Hour Energy Price Discrimination Suit Falls Short Again
• Feds Tell Justices 9th Circ. Wrongly OK'd CWA Citizen Suit
• 20 State AGs Urge 9th Circ. To Resume Refugee Admissions
• Feds Won't Appeal Offshore Fish Farming Permit Decision
• Distiller Denied New Shot At Wash. State Alcohol Sales Regs
• Justices Seek SG's Take On Falun Gong Case Against Cisco
• Amazon Seeks To End FTC's Prime Subscription Case
• Birthright Ruling Could Alter Consumer Financial Litigation
• Wash. Court Blocks Atty From Sharing Nonparty Client's File
• Musk, DOGE Fail To Nix States' Suit Against 'Limitless' Power
• 'Gone In 60 Seconds' IP Appeal 'Stalls At Starting Line'
• Judge Raises Eyebrow At DHS Move To Scrap TSA Union Deal
• 9th Circ. Revives Tribes', Green Groups' Power Line Suit
• What Employers Should Know About New Wash. WARN Act
• Latest Junior Hockey Players' Abuse Suit Against NHL Tossed
• Judge Lets United, Teamsters Appeal Arb. Order At 9th Circ.
• What To Know About New Wash. Community Association Law
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Real Estate Recap: Opp Zones, SFR Sector, NYC Casinos
• Trump Says 'It's Time For Nuclear' And Orders New Reactors
• Nonprofit Orgs. Want In On States' Wash. EV Funding Fight
• LegitScript Can't Use 'Unclean Hands' To Ax Antitrust Case
• Seattle Cancer Center Inks $11.5M Class Data Breach Deal
• 9th Circ. Judges Grapple With Funko Investors' Fraud Claims
• Alleged Forex Scammers Owe $18.5M In CFTC Default Win
• Amazon.com Sued Over Toxic Metals Found In Rice Products
• 9th Circ. Upholds Ch. 13 Plan Against Debt Bifurcation Appeal
• Power To The Paralegals: An Untapped Source For Biz Roles
• Biotech Insider Traded On $3.5B Novartis Deal, Feds Say
• 9th Circ. Urged To Force ERISA 401(k) Suit Arbitration
• FTC Finally Drops Challenge To Microsoft-Activision Deal
• What's Next As DOJ Mulls Dropping Boeing Criminal Case
• Wash. Justices Undo Landlord Win In Eviction Answer Dispute
• Firm Drops $500K Contract Suit Against Cannabis POS Co.
• FTC Can't Get Amazon Execs' Financials Yet In Prime Case
• Alaska Airlines Grilled In Wash. COVID Workers' Comp Case
• Senators Unveil DNA Privacy Bill Amid 23andMe's Ch. 11 Sale
• Calif. Docs Bring FDA Stem Cell Regulation Fight To Top Court
• Judge Asks If DEI Is Now 'Homogeneity, Inequity And Exclusion'
• Playing Poker Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 9th Circ. Says Ex-Intel Worker's ERISA Suit Short On Specifics
• Mass. Judge Halts Trump's Bid To Slash Education Dept. Jobs
• Judge Prolongs Pause On Trump's HUD, DOT Grant DEI Limits
• 'DIY' Rape Kit Ban Challenge Seems To Leave 9th Circ. Split
• 9th Circ. Judge Asks If Apple's Watch Updates 'Ice Out' Rivals
• Judge Mulls National Scope Of Bid To Restore COVID Grants
• Wash. Gov. Signs Budget With New And Higher Taxes
• Offshore Wind Farm Foes Back Trump Permitting Pause
• NRA Asks Justices To End Fla.'s Age Limit On Gun Sales
• Court Approves $32.5M Symetra Settlement For Overcharging
• Apple Lets Fortnite Back In App Store As Appeal Pends
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Becoming A Firmwide MVP
• Judge Questions Bank's Role In Jail Debit Card Fee Dispute
• Medical Organizations Sue Feds For Removing Health Data
• Wash. Judge Doubts T-Mobile Worker's Birthday Bias Stance
• Wash. Panel Affirms Toss Of Vrbo Host's Rental Coverage Row
• 9th Circ. Says Dad Didn't Show Sons' Hardships If Deported
• 9th Circ. Ruling Clarifies Derivative Suit Representation Test
• Amazon, Apple Get Atty Fees Over Dropped Antitrust Plaintiff
• Veterinarian, Manager Ask To Exit $6M Horse Semen Suit
• Apple Can't Get Quick Pause Of App Store Order At 9th Circ.
• ZoomInfo Accused Of Illegally Selling Cellphone Numbers
• House Urged To Ax Proposed 10-Year Ban On State AI Laws
• 2 Dozen States Urge Judge To Stop AmeriCorps Cuts
• SEC's 'Shadow Trading' Win Should Be Tossed, 9th Circ. Told
• Wells Fargo's 9th Circ. Cert. Challenge Gains SIFMA Backing
• Co. Topples IP Dispute By Having Crane Patent Nixed
• Amazon Asks 9th Circ. To Flip 'Inadvertent' Discovery Ruling
• 21 AGs Join Fight To Keep DHS Oversight Offices Open
• Liberty Mutual Unit Can't Dodge Spoiled Wine Coverage Suit
• 9th Circ. Weighs 'WallStreetBets' Ownership In Reddit TM Suit
• 9th Circ. Backs Family's Win In Suit Over Denied Benefits
• Epic Beats $32.5M Infringement Claim Over Fortnite Concerts
• GM Issued 'Inadequate' Recall For Bad Engines, Drivers Claim
• X Failed To Pay Promised Severance, Ex-Workers Say
• Justices Pass On Insurers' Tribal Jurisdiction Challenge
• Mass. Suit Points To New Scrutiny For Home Equity Contracts
• Real Estate Recap: Gold Card, Hospitality, Revolving Door
• 9th Circ. Revives Nicaraguan Family's Asylum Bid
• 9th Circ. Mulls DOJ Shield Of Jones Day VW Documents
• Wash. Tribe Can't Ax Wildlife Refuge Protection Suit
• Epic Tells Jury Fortnite Concerts Weren't Patent Infringement
• Oakland Cops Denied Immunity In Deadly High-Speed Chase
• Families Rip DOJ Bid To Ditch Boeing 737 Max Criminal Case
• Parents Sue Colgate Over Alleged Dangers Of Fluoride Rinse
• 9th Circ. Says Lil Nas X Didn't Steal Model's Instagram Poses
• 9th Circ. Upholds California's Employee Classification Test
• Appellate Ruling Merits New Shot At Sales Regs, Distiller Says
• 9th Circ. Won't Reopen Ex-Police Officer's Religious Bias Suit
• 23 States Win Order Halting Billions In HHS Public Health Cuts
• $38M Law Firm Settlement Highlights 'Unworthy Client' Perils
• Each Justice's Key Comments At Universal Injunction Args
• Judge Rescinds Refugee Order In Trump Shutdown Challenge
• Justices Wary Of Pausing Sweeping Injunctions In Birthright Case
• 9th Circ. Doubts Anti-Trans Orgs Can Nix Youth Runaway Law
• 9th Circ. Questions University's Limits On Professor's Speech
• Full 9th Circ. Affirms BNSF Railway's Win In Retaliation Suit
• Apple Accused Of False IPhone AI Promises In 50-State Suit
• Teaching Business Law Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Davis Wright Adds Longtime Knobbe Martens IP Duo In Seattle
• NY Judge Skeptical Of Huawei's Pretrial Bid To Nix Charges
• Canadian Pot Gear Exec Fights Feds' Bid To Exit Border Suit
• Insurer Ends Case Blaming Panda Express For Water Leak
• 9th Circ. Doubts Wash. Anti-Vaxxers' Stance In Med Board Suit
• HUD Allocates $1.1B For Tribal Affordable Housing Initiatives
• Gaming Co. Asks High Court To Undo Wash. Compacts' Order
• 9th Circ. Says Trustee Is Liable Under New Social Media Test
• Zillow Settles StreetEasy Fees Suit With NY Real Estate Firm
• Navigating The Expanding Frontier Of Premerger Notice Laws
• Jurisdictional Issues At Play In 9th Circ.'s FCA Trade Case
• Boeing Whistleblower Suicide Suit Ends In Quick Settlement
• States Ask Court To End Trump's Wind Project Freeze
• Starbucks, Ex-VP Settle $830K Bonus Repayment Suit
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Discovery
• Wells Fargo Asks 9th Circ. To Undo 'Sham' Hiring Class Cert.
• Asterisk Doesn't Save CVS In Sanitizer Row, 9th Circ. Told
• Kansas City Bank Fights Ex-Detainees' Debit Fee Case
• States Say Trump Can't Link Immigration To DHS, DOT Funds
• Target Slapped With Class Action Over IPhone Warranties
• Boeing Slams Defunct Airline's Sanctions Bid In 737 Max Spat
• Ex-Twitter Staff Move To Force Musk's X Corp. Into Arbitration
• Zulily Can't Exit Laid-Off Workers' WARN Act Suit
• 4 Firms Seek $5M In $6.75M Seattle Hospital Web Privacy Deal
• Lawsuit Challenging Trump Energy Order May Be Premature
• Grocery Giants Fight Washington's 'Redundant' $32.4M Fee Bid
• NIH Letters Ending Grants Lack Factual Support, Judge Says
• Amazon Cites FTC Take On Online Shopping Law In Prime Suit
• Epic Infringed IP For 'Wicked' Star Fortnite Concerts, Jury Told
• AI Cash Advance Co. Cleo Faces Service Member Class Action
• Mass. Court Says NIH Grant Disruption Suit Is In The Right Place
• Redfin Shareholder Sues To Block $1.75B Rocket Cos. Merger
• 9th Circ. Asks Wash. Justices About Fake Discount CPA Suit
• 9th Circ. Questions Vegas Casino Room Rate Claims
• 20 AGs Suing HHS Move to Halt Cuts At 4 Affected Agencies
• Will Justices Finally Rein In Universal Injunctions?
• Steel Co. To Pay $6M To End Underpayment Suit
• Attys Say Avvo Scraped Bar Data To Sell Marketing Services
• FTC Says Amazon Hid Doc Calling Bezos 'Dark Arts Officer'
• Real Estate Recap: 'Preposterous' Rule, MoFo On Debt, Big 4
• National Report Exposes Gaps In Missing Minority Cases
• Immigrants Find Workers' Rights Behind Bars
• States Sue To Nullify Trump's Energy Emergency Order
• 9th Circ. Pins SEC Legal Expenses On Recycler, Not Insurer
• Boeing, Alaska Air Can't Dodge Outrage Claim In Blowout Suit
• Souter's Clerks Remember Him As Humble, Kind And Caring
• Hiker And 'Raconteur': Atty Recalls 50-Year Bond With Souter
• Ex-DOJ Attorney Joins Appellate Firm In New DC Office
• A Look At David Souter's Most Significant Opinions
• Swimmer's Mom Drops Suit Over Alleged Sex Misconduct Probe
• Justice Souter Was An Unexpected Force Of Moderation
• Taxation With Representation: Paul Weiss, Weil, V&E, Torys
• Playing Guitar Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter Dies At 85
• Trump Can't Do 'End Run' To Stop Funds To Sanctuary Cities
• Ruling Over Expired Bard Patent Causes Split, Justices Told
• Ticketmaster Asks Justices To Protect 'Alternative' Arbitration
• Bayer Says Wash. Law, FDA Preempt IUD Defect Allegations
• Insurer Owed Reimbursement In Worker Injury Coverage Row
• Judge Asks DOJ To Define DEI In Health Grant Case
• 9th Circ. Says Oil Co. Marine Policy Doesn't Cover $8M Award
• Crisis Management Lessons From The Parenting Playbook
• Wash. Justices Uphold Ban On Large-Capacity Gun Magazines
• 9th Circ. Judge Suggests Sidelining Peers To Curb Injunctions
• HUD Blocked From Withholding Grants Over DEI Policies
• BNSF Fired Conductor For Seeking Injury Payment, Suit Says
• 9th Circ. Axes Fired University Worker's 1st Amendment Fight
• 16 States Sue DOT Over EV Charging Infrastructure Funds
• Nordstrom's Investor Can't Block Vote On Go-Private Deal
• Wash. Justices' Moonlight Ruling Should Caution Employers
• AWOL Plaintiff Dropped From Apple, Amazon Antitrust Case
• 9th Circ. Affirms FTC Loss In Microsoft-Activision Case
• Adapting To Private Practice: From NY Fed To BigLaw
• CO2 Conversion Co. Sues Wash. Neighbor Over Toxic Fumes
• HUD Says Suit To Block Fund Cuts Belongs In Claims Court
• Cerence Sues Microsoft Over Text-To-Speech Tech Use
• PennyMac Wins Quick 9th Circ. Appeal Of Libor-Rate Ruling
• Boeing Battles Bid To Depose Engineer In 737 Max Fraud Suit
• Judge Rejects DOJ's 'Jiggery-Pokery' On Refugee Admissions
• Reviewing Trump Admin's Rapid Pro-Crypto Regulatory Pivot
• State Officials Say CFPB Is Holding Up $4.2M Redress Checks
• Cos. Face Enviro Justice Tug-Of-War Between States, Feds
• Top 3 Litigation Finance Deal-Killers, And How To Avoid Them
• Wash. Panel Quizzes State In Biologist's Vax Mandate Case
• 20 AGs Sue To Stop 'Illegal Dismantling' Of HHS
• Meta Users Refused 9th Circ. Appeal On Data Pay Cert Denial
• Amazon Seeks To Exit Prime Subscribers' Slow Delivery Suit
• How Attys Can Use A Therapy Model To Help Triggered Clients
• States Sue Trump Over Halt On Wind Energy Projects
• 9th Circ. Says USFS Must Reassess Wash. Forest Fire Plan
• Feds Expand Hunting, Fishing Access In 16 Wildlife Refuges
• O'Reilly Auto Pregnant Worker Suit Geared Up For Wash. Trial
• Real Estate Recap: Budget Cuts, Student Housing, Old Malls
• X Reneged On Severance Promises, Laid-Off Mass. Workers Say
• A Closer Look At Amendments To Virginia Noncompete Ban
• Live Nation Antitrust Fight Won't Have Split Damages Phase
• Dickinson Wright Combines With Firm, Opens Seattle Office
• 3 Steps For In-House Counsel To Assess Litigation Claims
• DOJ Grilled On 'Bottleneck' After Refugee Processing Orders
• Wash. Justices Take Up Meta's $35M Political Ad Penalty
• 9th Circ. Asked To Revisit Ruling On Guam Munitions Suit
• 401(k) Forfeiture Suit Not Backed By ERISA, Judge Says
• States Urge 1st Circ. To Reinstate Federal Housing Grants
• Teaching College Students Makes Me A Better Lawyer