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Washington - October, 2025

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• 9th Circ. Nixes Exemption To Bioengineered Food Label Rule
• Seattle Wins Injunction Against Trump's Anti-DEI Grant Terms
• Real Estate Recap: Retail Rebirth, Data Center Outlier, SCIFs
• Up Next At High Court: Tariffs, Fugitives & Contractor Liability
• Valve Wants Sanctions In 'Patent Troll' Suit In Wash.
• Gov't Owes $330K In Fees For NSF Funding Fight, Court Told
• Trump Admin Must Keep SNAP Running, Federal Judges Say
• Wash. High Court Disbars Oregon Lawyer Who Ghosted Client
• 3 Argument Sessions Benefits Attys Should Watch In Nov.
• Insurer, Subcontractor Settle Sinkhole Coverage Dispute
• Lufthansa Must Face Same-Sex 'Outing' Suit, 9th Circ. Says
• Med Robot Co. Tells 9th Circ. Not To Revive 'Disfavored' Suit
• Wash. Justices Debate Judge's Future Amid Court Discord
• Washington Pot Board Says Racial Bias Claims Nothing New
• Wash. Justices Doubt Lawyer's Bid For Disbarment Rehearing
• Defamation Litigation Roundup: Drake, IRS, Greenpeace
• Boeing Rips Irish Leasing Co. 'Stonewalling' In 737 Max Suit
• Ex-Amazon Coder Again Avoids Prison For Capital One Hack
• Justices' LabCorp Punt Leaves Deeper Class Cert. Circuit Split
• Lessons From Del. Chancery Court's New Activision Decision
• Tribal Business Owner Says Tariffs Violate 1855 Yakama Treaty
• Wash. Justices Reinstate $185M Monsanto PCB Verdict
• Courts Must Continue Protecting Plaintiffs In Mass Arbitration
• Practicing Stoicism Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• DOJ Subpoena Called 'Pressure' To Ax Gender-Affirming Care
• Ex-Army Sgt. Gets 4 Years For Giving China Military Secrets
• Portland National Guard Deployment Bench Trial Begins In Ore.
• BP Unit Sued Over Wash. Refinery's 'Noxious Odor' Emissions
• DOJ Says State AGs Can't 'Second-Guess' HPE Merger Deal
• ZoomInfo Must Face Investors' Accounting Fraud Suit
• Climate Change Heat Death Suit Returns To Wash. State Court
• 9th Circ. Upholds Insurer's Win Over Retaining Wall Failure
• Wash. Judges Probe Starbucks Shareholders' Labor Claims
• The Biz Court Digest: Texas, One Year In
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revive Kratom Extract Action
• Full 9th Circ. To Rehear Portland National Guard Challenge
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Educating Your Community
• How A 9th Circ. False Ad Ruling Could Shift Class Certification
• 'Smart Drugs' Amphetamine Suit Moves Forward Minus Execs
• 9th Circ. Upholds NLRB Ruling On Wage Talk Firing
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive IPhone Web App Antitrust Suit
• Off-Label Prescribing Was Common, Novo Nordisk Tells Jury
• 5 Federal Circuit Clashes To Watch In November
• New Frank's Landing Council Asks To Halt State Court Actions
• Wash. Justices Pick Apart Aeropostale Shopper Discount Suit
• Wash. Justices Open To Meta's Political Ad Law Challenge
• Fed. Circ. Won't Send Background Check Patent Fight To Okla.
• 26 AGs Sue USDA Over Suspension Of Nutrition Benefits
• HHS Can't Yet Yank Sex Ed Grants Over 'Gender Ideology' Info
• 5 Crisis Lawyering Skills For An Age Of Uncertainty
• Wash. Hospital System Can't Undo $230M Wage Suit Loss
• Siletz Tribe Urges High Court To Reject Chinook Recognition
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Avast Extension Users' Wiretap Suit
• Whistleblower 'Horrified' By Novo Nordisk Drug Sales Tactics
• Brandt's Fruit Trees Ends TM Suit Against Washington Farm
• 9th Circ. Calls Out Legality Of Its Own Removal Stay Process
• AGs Call Landlord Deals In RealPage MDL 'Weak'
• Ex-Startup CFO's Crypto Wire Fraud Trial Begins In Seattle
• Wash. AG Tells 9th Circ. Seattle DEI Policies Protect Workers
• 9th Circ. OKs Gun Ban For Suspect Who Brought Gun To Court
• Insights From Recent Cases On Navigating Snap Removal
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Marketing Co. Escapes 401(k) Forfeiture Suit, For Now
• It's Time For The Judiciary To Fix Its Cybersecurity Problem
• Real Estate Recap: Blackstone, Healthcare, Construction Debt
• USAA Defends Medical Reimbursement Cuts In Coverage Row
• Buyer Sues Target, Says Heated Blanket Burned Her
• Avalara Investors Fight Stay In $8.4B Buyout Dispute
• Pot Nonprofit Defends Timeliness Of Discrimination Claim
• RunItOneTime Tells Judge Debtor In Talks For More DIP Cash
• Amazon Stole Delivery Driver Restroom Routing IP, Suit Says
• FPI's $3M Deal Gets Initial OK In Yardi Price-Fixing Suit
• Wash. Justices Point To Student SA Case In Hazing Death Suit
• Wash. Justices Skeptical Of Debtor's Collection Notice Stance
• Retailer To Pay $4.8M To End AGs' Membership Fee Claims
• Ex-Amazon Coder Says She's Turned Life Around Since Hack
• Linebacker Suing NCAA Seeks 5th Year Of Competitive Play
• 9th Circ. Calls For Evidence Hearing Over ICE Facility Access
• Calif. Tribe Joins Suit Seeking To Halt Barred Owl Culling Plan
• Ex-Intel Workers Seek High Court Review Of 401(k) Suit
• DOJ Seeks To End Suit Over Tying Victim Aid To Immigration
• Parody Defendants Are Finding Success Post-Jack Daniel's
• Wash. Judge Halts Feds From Pulling $9M In Climate Funds
• Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao
• Writing Novels Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Novo Nordisk Paid Patient Benefits, Not Bribes, Jury Hears
• Coast Guard Must Face Conception Fire Suit, 9th Circ. Told
• 'Danger Zone': 9th Circ. Judge Warns Atty Battling L'Oreal
• Monsanto's Roundup Blamed For Husband's Fatal Cancer
• ISIS Victims Ask 9th Circ. To Revive YouTube Negligence Suit
• State AGs Push Back In First Amendment Subpoena Fight
• StubHub Says Swift Fan Must Arbitrate Eras Tour Tickets Suit
• Ed Dept. Must Face States' Case Over Mental Health Grants
• Personnel File Access Laws Pose New Risks For Employers
• States Back Boston Hospital In Fight Over Trans Care Records
• Trader Joe's Ruling Highlights Trademark Infringement Trends
• Wash. Tribe May Reignite Decades-Old Fishing Rights Dispute
• SDNY OpenAI Order Clarifies Preservation Standards For AI
• What 9th Circ.'s Rosenwald Ruling Means For Class Actions
• Sinkhole Coverage Dispute Up To Jury To Decide, Judge Says
• Seltzer-Maker Seeks Toss Of 'Impossible' Kratom Claims
• Novo Nordisk Says Officials Not Qualified To Doubt Drug Bills
• Feds Sued Over 'Harmful' Grazing On Wash. National Forest
• Chime Seeks Exit From Class Suit Over 'Refer A Friend' Texts
• 9th Circ. Panel Reaffirms NLRB's Use Of 'Thryv Remedies'
• Frank's Landing Fights State Court Over School Jurisdiction
• Amazon Return Policy Suit On Hold Amid Tentative Class Deal
• 9th Circ. Doubts Finance Guru's Stance In Timeshare Exit Suit
• Investors Tell Chancery CytoDyn Board Ignored Drug Scheme
• Discovery Against Gem Company Halted In Malawi's Tax Probe
• Willkie-Led Cloud Data Biz Veeam Buys Securiti AI For $1.73B
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revive 5-Hour Energy Price Bias Suit
• Judge Agrees With United That Wage Suits Are Linked
• 9th Circ. Says Autistic DHS Officer's Bias Suit Needs 2nd Look
• Novo Nordisk Trial Kicks Off Over Kickback Allegations
• 9th Circ. Judges Doubt DOD's 'Broad' Transgender Troop Ban
• Trump Sending Guard To Portland Likely Legal, 9th Circ. Says
• Funds Rip Boeing's 4th Circ. Bid To Decertify Max Fraud Class
• TikTok Urges Nix Of Wash. Applicant's Pay Transparency Suit
• State Paid Leave Laws Are Changing Employer Obligations
• 21 AGs Back Planned Parenthood In Funding Freeze Fight
• 9th Circ. Nixes Class' Appeal For Reverse Mortgage Loan Suit
• Justices Won't Review Optional NAR Rule In Zillow Case
• Dog Daycare Says Sentinel Insurance Co. Stiffed It After Fires
• Audible Users Blocked From Using Calif. Law In Privacy Row
• Real Estate Recap: Lenders' Inner Circle, '25 Hospitality Deals
• Boeing Sued Over 737 Crash In South Korea That Killed 179
• Robbins Geller To Steer REIT Investors' Suit Over $787M Deal
• Expert Reports Can't Replace Facts In Securities Fraud Cases
• Sana Biotech Fights Investor Fraud Claims Over Trial Data
• Federal Courts To Scale Back Operations Amid Shutdown
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Kirkland, Wachtell
• 9th Circ. Upholds Nigerian's Asylum Denial For Marriage Fraud
• High Court, Not A Single Justice, Should Decide On Recusal
• Farmers Urge Wash. Justices To Void Fuel Exemption Regs
• Macy's, Discount Tire Co. Hit With Wash. Anti-Spam Suits
• Boeing Can't Ax Witness Ahead Of 737 Trial
• USDA Can't Curb SNAP Benefits As States Fight Data Demand
• Amazon Claims Calif. Lawyer, Chinese Firms Pulled IP Scheme
• Fla. Asks Justices To Halt Calif., Wash. Truck Licensing Lapses
• States Battle Trump Admin To Recover Solar Program Funds
• Judge Rejects Bid To DQ Wash. Atty In Her County Bias Suit
• Aerospace Workers Appeal 401(k) Suit Toss To 9th Circ.
• Amazon Ruling Marks New Era Of Personal Liability For Execs
• 3 New Cyberinsurance Rulings Aid In Policy Interpretation
• Traveling Solo Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Valve Seeks To Toss 'Overlapping' $21M Arbitration Fee Suit
• JPMorgan Dinged By Judge For Raising Arbitration Issue Late
• Parents Urge 9th Circ. To Reject Meta's Section 230 Appeal
• Meat Industry Fights To Defend Nix Of Slaughterhouse Rules
• Wash. Panel Mulls Trimming $103M Ruling Against Nationwide
• Alaska Airlines Seeks To Ground Pilot Sick Leave Accrual Suit
• States Want To Keep Eye On $14B HPE-Juniper Deal Review
• Cal Poly Athletes Told Objections To NIL Deal Don't Hold Water
• Wash. Judge Rejects Consulting Co.'s $295K Deal In OT Suit
• Wash. Urges 9th Circ. To Deny GEO Detention Law Rehearing
• AGs Concerned About Landlord Settlements In RealPage Case
• States Seek To Revive FEMA's Disaster-Mitigation Funding
• 9th Circ. Lets Alaska Flyers Redo Hawaiian Merger Case
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Client Service
• Mass. Judge Strikes Down Pentagon's Research Rate Cap
• Justices Won't Rethink Protections For Union's Hotel Protest
• Walmart Pay Transparency Suit Returns To Wash. State Court
• Concrete Co. Can't Challenge $2M Seattle Wage Theft Fine
• USPS Bailed On Wash. Real Estate Deal, Developer Claims
• Wash. To Launch Portal For Entities Applying To Practice Law
• How The FTC Is Stepping Up Subscription Enforcement
• Microsoft Bullied OpenAI Into Cloud Deal, Antitrust Suit Says
• Judge Won't Let Mortgage Co. Slip Data Breach Class Action
• Has The 9th Circ.'s Rightward Shift Ended Bids To Split It?
• Judge Slams Feds' 'Ham-Handed' Bid To Skirt DHS Aid Order
• 9th Circ. Weighs Antrix's Bid To Nix Approval Of $1.3B Award
• Wachtell, Latham Steer $8.2B Timber Merger Of Equals
• Real Estate Recap: Data Diligence, REIT Reinvention, Q3 Deals
• 9th Circ. Flouting 'Imperial Judiciary' Warning, Judges Assert
• Judge Dubious Of Amazon Shoppers' Slow Shipping Zone Suit
• Wash. Linebacker Seeks To Void NCAA Eligibility Limits
• GOP Reps Back Legality Of Trump Birthright Citizenship Order
• StubHub Sued Over Failure To Refund Swift's Eras Tour Show
• 9th Circ. Upholds Tossing Dietary Supplement False Ad Suit
• Ex-Judge Claims Illegal Arrest May Have Cost Him Reelection
• Where 4th And 9th Circ. Diverge On Trade Secret Timing
• Nonprofit Asks 9th Circ. To Rethink Vegas Price-Fixing Case
• 'Lambo' Website Acquired In Bad Faith, 9th Circ. Affirms
• Amazon Gets Massive Antitrust Class Action Trial Delayed
• Adapting To Private Practice: 3 Tips On Finding The Right Job
• 9th Circ. Changes Stance On Appeals Of Anti-SLAPP Denials
• Judge Narrows Evidence Ahead Of Boeing 737 Max Trial
• Biotronik Wants Full 9th Circ. Review Of Whistleblower Ruling
• 9th Circ. Probes Buyers On HIV Drug Antitrust Claims
• Teamsters Want Court To Reconsider Maverick Gaming Sale
• Feds Urge 9th Circ. To Allow Portland Troop Deployment
• Wash. High Court Rules Tribe Is Immune From Property Claim
• Tort Report: Nuked 'Nuclear Verdict' Stays, Texas Justices Say
• Wilson Elser Keeps Up Pacific NW Growth With 17 Litigators
• Anti-Union Firm Joins Fight Against Calif. Cannabis Labor Law
• Painting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Amazon Can't Nix Counterclaims In Calif. Solar Projects Battle
• Utility Escapes $5M Disability Bias Award For Fired Worker
• Ex-Hospital CEO Drops Fraud Suit Against Former Employer
• Judge OKs Amazon's Evidence Clawback In Antitrust Suits
• Wash. Condo Owner Seeks $8.1M In Water Damage Coverage
• Teen Owes $50K In Video Game Hacking Case
• $20M Deal Over Wash. Hospital Wage Claims Gets Final OK
• Biz Groups Back Ariz. Land Swap Amid 9th Circ. Appeal
• Wash. Spam Email Law Is Unconstitutional, Retailers Say
• 9th Circ. Revives Ex-Service Members' Antimalarial Drug Suit
• Seattle Marine Site Operator To Pay $1.2M To End CWA Suit
• Chamber Asks 9th Circ. For Clarity In Trade Secrets Cases
• 4 Oral Argument Sessions Benefits Attys Should Watch In Oct.
• DC, 18 States Back Campaign Spending Caps At High Court
• 9th Circ. Rejects 'Kitchen Sink' Challenge To Vaccine Mandate
• Amazon Supplement Buyers Seek Spoliation Penalties
• AGs Rip DOJ Bid To Pause Planned Parenthood Funding Suit
• 9th Circ. Tosses Sporting Goods Co. Suit Against Ex-Landlord
• 5 Evolving Marketing Risks That Finance Cos. Should Watch
• What The New Nondomiciled-Trucker Rule Means For Carriers
• High Court Declines Challenge To Ore. Secret Recording Ban
• 9th Circ. Says Court Overstepped On Using Fugitive Doctrine
• Seattle Law Firm Inks Insurance Deal In $1M Data Breach Suit
• Justices Deny Cert. In Uber Wrongful Death, Sex Assault Suits
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• High Court Ends Challenge To Wash. Tribal Gaming Compacts
• Protecting Sensitive Court Filings After Recent Cyber Breach
• Atty Awarded $203K Despite 'Borderline Frivolous' ADA Claim
• High Court Won't Hear Case Over Starz Strip Club Show
• Amazon Fails To Pay Area Managers Overtime, Court Told
• Justices Won't Review Live Nation's Arbitration Terms
• High Court Refuses To Review Revived SAP Tying Claims
• Justices Won't Review Blacklisting Case Against LegitScript
• Justices Won't Hear Nissan Sunroof Defect Class Spat
• Supreme Court Rejects Wash. State Climate Law Challenge
• Up First At High Court: Election Laws & Conversion Therapy
• 1st Circ. Keeps Block On Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order
• Real Estate Recap: How RE Attorneys Are Using AI
• 4 Top Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Term
• Press Freedom Org. Backs Overturn Of SEC 'Gag Rule'
• Justices To Confront Divisive Cases On Rights, Power, Liberty
• Kiewit Deal Would Resolve Fight Over Marine Yard Runoff
• Alaska Plane Crash Victim's Family Owed $16.8M, Jury Says
• Amazon Disputes Firing Worker On Maternity Leave
• Insurer Says No Coverage For Wage Disclosure Class Actions
• Wash. Ruling Raises Pay Transparency Litigation Risk
• Pot Co. Urges 9th Circ. To Revive Labor Peace Law Challenge
• Why Feds' Criminal Vehicle Tampering Theory Falls Short
• Justices To Mull Hawaii's 'Vampire Law' For Concealed Carry
• The Roberts Court At 20: How The Chief Is Reshaping America
• Dozens Of Localities Say Feds Can't Withhold Disaster Funds
• DHS Blocked From Pulling $233M In Funds From States
• Jury Clears T-Mobile In Tower Builder's $20M Contract Suit
• 9th Circ. Rebuffs Flagstar's Escrow Interest Preemption Bid
• Del. Chancellor Advances Pruned $75B Activision Merger Suit
• 9th Circ. Says DOL Benefits Board Must Redo Atty Fees
• University Asks Court To Shield Religious Hiring Practices
• Polish Airline's Boeing 737 Max Fraud Suit Bound For Trial
• Mass. Court Denies States' Bid To Block ACA Subsidy Cuts
• Energy Dept. Cancels $7.5B In Blue State Project Awards
• Judging Figure Skating Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• States Say DOJ Can't Tie Victim Service Funds To Immigration
• Accellion Breach Plaintiffs Get Cert. For Narrow Subclasses
• Trump Taps Federal Immigration Judge As Next Wash. US Atty
• Amazon Must Cough Up Return Records In Consumer Suit
• Wash. Appeals Panel Reopens Teachers' Pension Interest Suit
• Prosecutors, Defense Face Confrontation Crisis After Smith
• Eli Lilly's Drug Suit Slammed As 'Anti-Competitive' Move
• Judge Orders Contempt Proceedings After $3.7M IP Judgment
• US, Copper Co. Ask 9th Circ. To Spike Land Transfer Appeal
• States Accuse Zillow, Redfin Of Deal To End Competition
• $100K H-1B Fee May Disrupt Rural Healthcare Needs
• Ill. AG Backs Workers In Amazon COVID Screenings Fight
• What Ethics Rules Say On Atty Discipline For Online Speech
• 4 Steps To Designing Effective Survey Samples For Trial