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  • June 03, 2026

    Supplier Can't Force Arbitration Of Worker's Wage Suit

    A proposed wage class action against a medical and industrial gas supplier can proceed in court, a Washington federal judge ruled, finding that a former worker's arbitration agreement with a staffing agency did not apply.

  • June 02, 2026

    Amazon Hit With Privacy Suit Over Ring's Face-Scan Feature

    Amazon is invading the privacy of millions of Americans who come into contact with its Ring security cameras by unknowingly capturing their biometric data in order to fuel a new artificial intelligence-powered facial recognition feature, according to a proposed class action filed in Washington federal court Monday.

  • June 02, 2026

    9th Circ. Revives Duty To Defend Claims In Wash. Crash Suit

    A Ninth Circuit panel Tuesday partially revived a Washington couple's claims accusing Integon Preferred Insurance Co. of flouting its duty to defend them from a lawsuit over a 2017 pedestrian collision, reversing a lower court's ruling that the policyholders failed to promptly notify the insurer of the suit.

  • June 02, 2026

    Feds Ask 9th Circ. To Ax 'Outdated' Flores Migrant Kids Pact

    The Trump administration urged the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday to end the 30-year-old Flores settlement governing the custody of detained immigrant children, arguing there have been "enormous" changes to migration patterns and the law, and federal courts should not be micromanaging the government's immigration practices by enforcing an "outdated policy preference."

  • June 02, 2026

    OneMain Says States' Loan Add-On Suit Retreads CFPB Order

    Installment lender OneMain has urged a New York federal court to dismiss a multistate lawsuit over its loan add-on product sales, arguing the case improperly seeks to punish it for practices either already addressed in or required by a prior Consumer Financial Protection Bureau order.

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