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  • September 25, 2026

    Aramark Faces Wash. Class Claims Over Noncompete Terms

    Aramark has been hit with a proposed class action in Washington state court accusing the food service giant of failing to provide advanced notice to Evergreen State workers of its noncompete terms and restricting them from taking second jobs, in violation of state law.

  • September 25, 2026

    9th Circ. Says Overlook Of Bond Receipt Was 'Legal Error'

    A split Ninth Circuit panel ruled in a published opinion Friday that an immigration appeals board committed "legal error" by overlooking proof of receipt of a Mexican citizen's voluntary departure bond payment, which was required to reinstate his voluntary departure period.

  • September 25, 2026

    PTAB Invalidates Challenged Claims In Breast Pump Patent

    The Patent Trial and Appeal Board on Friday ruled that all claims Shenzhen Root Technology Co. Ltd. challenged in a Willow Blossom wearable breast pump patent are invalid on numerous grounds.

  • September 25, 2026

    9th Circ. Backs Class Cert. In Classmates.com Name Use Case

    The Ninth Circuit has approved a lower court's certification of a class of Californians suing over their names appearing in the yearbooks platform Classmates.com, rejecting a number of challenges from the website's operator, including that the lead plaintiff couldn't adequately represent the class.

  • September 25, 2026

    Detractors Tell Court Paramount Deal Fails To Fix Concerns

    Civil rights and public interest groups have told a California federal court the settlement ending a challenge of Paramount Skydance's purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery fails to address the concerns state enforcers raised in the first place.

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