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  • June 08, 2026

    CenturyLink Waited 1 Year To Report Copper Theft Outage

    CenturyLink might be in hot water with the Federal Communications Commission after taking more than a year to file the requisite paperwork with the agency following an outage in Washington state caused by copper theft.

  • June 08, 2026

    Payment Co. Omitted Pay Info From Job Posts, Suit Claims

    Payment processor Vendara routinely omitted pay and benefits information from job postings in violation of Washington state law, an applicant has claimed in a proposed class action, alleging the missing information wasted his time and negatively impacted his earnings.

  • June 08, 2026

    Port Of Tacoma Deal Ends Pollution Row With Enviro Group

    The Port of Tacoma and the Puget Soundkeeper Alliance have reached a tentative agreement to resolve their long-running dispute over wastewater regulation enforcement, with the Washington port agreeing to pay $3.9 million for cleanup, attorney fees and research.

  • June 08, 2026

    Liability Insurer Owes $1M On $13M Botched Surgery Verdict

    A medical professional liability insurer will pay its $1 million policy limit toward a $13 million verdict against a Washington state doctor in a botched cosmetic surgery case, a federal judge has ruled.

  • June 08, 2026

    9th Circ. Seems Inclined To Reinstate EEOC Pain Med Suit

    The Ninth Circuit appeared willing Monday to revive a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission disability bias suit accusing a company of spurning an applicant who took prescribed pain medication, with one judge saying the trial court had a muddled view of the evidence.  

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