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  • September 18, 2026

    9th Circ. Asks Wash. Justices About Indirect Employer Claims

    A Ninth Circuit panel has asked the Washington State Supreme Court to clarify whether the state's law permits common law wrongful firing claims against indirect employers and certain individuals, saying the answers are key to assessing a former solar company CFO's claim he was unjustly ousted by a private equity backer.

  • September 18, 2026

    Asbestos Claimants Ask Justices To Take On 'Texas Two-Step'

    Claimants alleging they developed mesothelioma after working with asbestos-infused products made by CertainTeed have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether financially healthy corporations can use a "Texas two-step" bankruptcy filing to spin off their tort liabilities, asking the justices to review a Fourth Circuit ruling against them.

  • September 18, 2026

    USDA Disclosure Rule Could Snag Energy Project Deals

    Energy infrastructure projects could be subject to sweeping foreign ownership disclosure requirements under a proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, injecting more uncertainty into acquisition, investment and development deals.

  • September 18, 2026

    Nonprofit Plans To Sue Atlanta Airport Over Sewage Pollution

    The Southern Environmental Law Center and an environmental nonprofit say they intend to take legal action against the city of Atlanta over what they describe as ongoing illegal pollution of the nearby Flint River, shortly after Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport reported an estimated 33,000-gallon sanitary sewage spill.

  • September 18, 2026

    NC Judge Exempts Data Center Developer From 1-Year Ban

    A state judge rejected a one-year moratorium on new data center projects that officials in Chatham County, North Carolina, enacted in February after a developer pitched a 750-megawatt project serving cryptocurrency mining operations, spending $11 million on the plan.

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