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  • October 19, 2026

    9th Circ. Doubts Kids Agreed To Arb. Roblox Gambling Claims

    A Ninth Circuit panel doubted Monday a website owner's arguments he is entitled to a trial over whether a putative class of minors agreed to arbitrate their claims Roblox and others operated an illegal gambling business, with one judge asking if the appellant wants 9-year-olds to attest to whether they entered a contract.

  • October 19, 2026

    Nike Seeks Quick Appeal In Misleading Email Promo Suit

    Nike has asked a Washington state judge for permission to immediately appeal her decision refusing to end a proposed class action alleging it spammed customers' inboxes with emails containing misleading discount subject lines, a move that Nike says could affect over 200 similar pending cases with no-injury claims. 

  • October 19, 2026

    SEC Says Cleaning Tech Co.'s Revenue Woes Were Concealed

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has sued an ex-executive and a board member of a now-dissolved sanitation technology company, accusing them of concealing the company's unfavorable financial state and NASCAR team sponsorship commitment from investors during a 2021 financing round.

  • October 19, 2026

    NBA Ushers In A 'Risk-Aversion' Sports Betting Era

    More than a decade after the NBA clamored to legalize sports betting, the league opens its new season with an edict to restrict bets placed on its games, reflecting the pressure of a raft of recent gambling scandals.

  • October 19, 2026

    WWE Loses Challenge To Md. Law Bolstering Abuse Suit

    World Wrestling Entertainment and its co-founders Vince and Linda McMahon cannot escape a lawsuit alleging complicity in the sexual abuse of "ring boys" in the 1980s and 1990s, a Maryland federal judge ruled Monday, rejecting federal constitutional challenges to an Old Line State law.

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