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  • October 28, 2026

    Full 4th Circ. Won't Rehear Boeing Investor Class Ruling

    The Fourth Circuit on Wednesday denied a request from Boeing investors for the full court to rehear a panel's decision overturning class certification in a suit against the aerospace company over its alleged concealment of safety issues with its 737 Max fleet.

  • October 28, 2026

    States Seek To Block Fed's Renewed Immigration Grant Terms

    Multiple states asked a Rhode Island federal judge to enforce an order that barred the Trump administration from conditioning the receipt of federal emergency funds on whether the states aid in the enforcement of federal immigration policies.

  • October 28, 2026

    9th Circ. Open To Decertifying BofA COVID Fee-Relief Class

    A Ninth Circuit panel appeared open Wednesday to decertifying a class of Bank of America account holders who allege the bank abruptly ended a COVID-19 fee-relief program without notice, with all three judges criticizing the class definition for being overly broad, and two judges suggesting individualized issues predominate.

  • October 28, 2026

    9th Circ. Judge Calls Out Whole Foods For Standing Flip-Flop

    A Ninth Circuit judge confronted Whole Foods on Wednesday for reversing its position in a proposed class action alleging failure to include wage information in job listings, pressing its counsel on why an appellate panel should accept its new standing argument and let the case proceed in federal court instead of Washington state court.

  • October 28, 2026

    Wash. Gov. Creates Fraud Post, Backs Broader Medicaid FCA

    As part of a push to expand fraud prevention efforts in Washington, Gov. Bob Ferguson signed an executive order Tuesday to create a new chief fraud prevention officer position and a statewide fraud prevention work group, also announcing forthcoming legislation that would broaden the state's Medicaid False Claims Act.

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