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  • November 13, 2026

    Real Estate Recap: Midterm Impact On Data Centers, Easterly

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including initial thoughts from attorneys on data center work following the midterm elections, plus a sit-down with the CEO of Easterly Government Properties.

  • November 13, 2026

    Boeing Investors Say 7th Circ. Can't Hear Class Cert. Appeal

    Boeing investors said the Seventh Circuit cannot hear the aerospace firm's appeal of class certification in their suit alleging the company misled investors about the safety of its 737 Max fleet, arguing Boeing's appeal is invalid because it was filed while a separate motion for reconsideration was pending at the district court level.

  • November 13, 2026

    Nestle Shorted Ill. Plant Workers Don-Doff Time, Suit Says

    Nestle USA was hit with a proposed class action in Illinois state court Wednesday alleging it illegally failed to pay overtime wages to hourly employees at its Chicago-based beverage distribution and processing plant for specific tasks they had to perform before and after their shifts.

  • November 13, 2026

    Unilever Sued Over 'Sugar-Free' Liquid IV Labels

    Unilever and a subsidiary were hit with a proposed class action in Illinois federal court Thursday alleging they falsely market their popular Liquid I.V. electrolyte drink mixes as sugar-free despite containing allulose, adding a new complaint to the wave of litigation that's followed a Seventh Circuit ruling that the sweetener qualifies as sugar under federal labeling rules.

  • November 13, 2026

    Gov't Tells Fed. Circ. States Can't Revive Temporary Tariff Suit

    A group of 24 states lacks proper standing to revive its specific claims against President Donald Trump's now-expired temporary global tariff regime, the federal government has told the Federal Circuit, saying standing is reserved for actual importers of record, not those claiming downstream effects.

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