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  • August 28, 2026

    9th Circ. Wage Ruling Shows Arbitration Pacts Are Still Useful

    After years of uncertainty for California employers, the Ninth Circuit’s recent Cocom v. ABM Aviation decision signals that workplace arbitration agreements remain a powerful and enforceable tool — if thoughtfully drafted and employment-focused, says Benjamin Runge at Thompson Coburn.

  • August 28, 2026

    Judge Reduces Sealy Worker's 'Excessive' Harassment Win

    A Washington federal judge reduced a $5 million verdict awarded to a worker who claimed mattress company Sealy Inc. subjected her to sexual harassment, ruling she is owed only $1.25 million in damages after calling the original award "grossly excessive."

  • August 28, 2026

    Real Estate Recap: Back To School

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including the latest higher-education projects driving legal work, as well as an interview with Debevoise & Plimpton LLP's new real estate practice group leader. 

  • August 27, 2026

    Mass. Judge Halts USPS Mail Ballot Rule Before Midterms

    A Massachusetts federal judge late Thursday temporarily blocked the U.S. Postal Service from implementing a new rule allowing it to deny delivery of mail-in ballots from voters whose names are not on citizenship lists the Trump administration is compiling ahead of November's midterms.

  • August 27, 2026

    Albertsons Loses Bid For Midtrial Win In Wash. Opioid Case

    Albertsons can't escape the state of Washington's lawsuit accusing the pharmacy chain and its Safeway subsidiary of contributing to the state's opioid crisis, a state judge ruled Thursday in denying the company's bid to dismiss the case midtrial.

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