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October 13, 2026
A federal judge appeared skeptical Tuesday that the Justice Department's revised delegation of authority to Los Angeles' top federal prosecutor, Bill Essayli, complies with a recent Ninth Circuit ruling, repeatedly asking whether the changes meaningfully restrict his powers.
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October 13, 2026
The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered a former Jackson County judge to retire and barred him from holding judicial office again after finding he abused alcohol, sexually harassed female colleagues, interfered in court proceedings and deliberately concealed delays in issuing rulings.
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October 13, 2026
An Ohio company that was scammed out of $1 million in a fraudulent property sale failed to show that its title insurer had any duty to warn it of seller impersonation fraud and prevent a fraudulent transaction, a federal court ruled Tuesday, tossing the company's counterclaims.
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October 13, 2026
An attorney who has been helping clients sue Sig Sauer Inc. for years over pistols that allegedly discharge without a trigger pull is suing a Georgia firm that he says recruited him for one such case, saying he was removed from the case and is likely to be cut out of his share of attorney fees.
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October 13, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to review a Sixth Circuit decision upholding an arbitration award favoring a Kentucky nursing home, rejecting a request to clarify when an arbitrator's failure to disclose past misconduct warrants overturning an award.
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