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• December 10, 2025

  Hyundai Attacks Judge's 'Disdain For Arbitration' At 9th Circ.

  Hyundai urged the Ninth Circuit Wednesday to revive its bid to arbitrate litigation over an alleged defect in its Palisade SUVs, saying that a district court judge erred by rejecting an arbitration agreement within a contract for complimentary "connected" services and arguing that the order "drips with disdain for arbitration."

• December 10, 2025

  Gov't Urges Justices To Review ERISA Pleading Standard Split

  The U.S. solicitor general and the solicitor of labor said the U.S. Supreme Court needs to clarify that workers must back their suits targeting underperforming retirement funds with proper comparison proof, urging the justices to take up a case taking aim at Parker-Hannifin Corp.'s retirement plan management.

• December 10, 2025

  Calif. Suit Over $4B High-Speed Rail Funds OK To Proceed

  A California federal judge on Tuesday denied the Trump administration's bid to toss California's lawsuit challenging the termination of $4 billion in grants for the state's electric rail project, rejecting the administration's contention that California asserted a breach-of-contract claim that only the Court of Federal Claims could hear.

• December 10, 2025

  Prepping For 2026 Shifts In Calif. Workplace Safety Rules

  California's Division of Occupational Safety and Health is preparing for significant shifts and increased enforcement in 2026, so key safety programs — including injury and illness prevention plans, workplace violence plans, and heat illness prevention procedures — must remain a focus for employers, says Rachel Conn at Conn Maciel.

• December 10, 2025

  Union Pacific Gets $3.5M Verdict Nixed Over Theft Evidence

  An Illinois appeals court has wiped out a $3.5 million injury verdict against Union Pacific Railroad Co., saying the trial court wrongly excluded evidence that the plaintiff had previously been convicted of a felony crime of dishonesty.

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