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  • August 28, 2026

    Wash. Paper Mill Tank Called Unfit Ahead Of Deadly Collapse

    An inspector warned Nippon Dynawave Packaging that a storage tank at its paper mill in Washington state was unfit for service and at high risk of failure roughly 10 months before the vessel ruptured in May and flooded the plant with corrosive liquid that left 11 employees dead, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board reported Friday.  

  • August 28, 2026

    AbbVie 'Concocted' Cancer Drug IP Claims, Biotech Firm Says

    Biotech firms ProfoundBio and Genmab urged a Seattle federal judge Thursday to throw out rival AbbVie's lawsuit accusing two of its former employees of taking trade secrets on cancer therapies to ProfoundBio, arguing AbbVie's claims are time-barred, and the information wasn't a protectable trade secret.

  • August 28, 2026

    Concora Credit Flouted FCRA When Hiring, Applicant Says

    Oregon-based financial services company Concora Credit violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by not providing its prospective and current employees with consumer reports it obtained for background checks, according to a proposed class action filed in Washington federal court.

  • August 28, 2026

    ConocoPhillips Can't Dodge Climate Torts, Wash. Tribes Say

    Two Native American tribes urged a Washington state judge Friday to preserve their climate change tort claims against ConocoPhillips, contending there's a "clear connection" between the oil company's Washington ties, its alleged actions downplaying the dangers of burning fossil fuels and the tribes' purported injuries.

  • August 28, 2026

    9th Circ. Rules Against Kalshi In Sports Wager Circuit Split

    The Ninth Circuit on Friday backed a Nevada federal court decision that cleared the way for the state's gambling regulators to pursue Kalshi's sports offerings, creating a circuit split in the sprawling litigation over prediction market regulation.

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