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June 16, 2026
A Washington state judge pushed back Tuesday after Chevron and other oil giants urged dismissal of a family's lawsuit over a 2021 heatwave death, saying this case differs from a host of failed climate torts because it focuses on a single fatality from a "very specific weather event."
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June 16, 2026
The Ninth Circuit has rejected outright Fiat Chrysler's bid to pause class action proceedings over supposedly defective Jeep and Dodge headrests during the automaker's preparation of a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court as it pushes for arbitration in the case.
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June 16, 2026
A federal judge in Seattle will not reconsider her decision declining to enforce an earlier order barring the U.S. Department of Education from ceasing school mental health grants, saying Washington and other plaintiff states have not shown that the court erred.
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June 16, 2026
Eli Lilly has agreed to drop a lawsuit accusing two Washington clinics of ripping off its trademarks for the weight loss drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound, according to a voluntary dismissal motion filed in federal court on Monday, almost two weeks after a judge rejected a resolution proposed by the parties.
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June 16, 2026
A group of Washington and Oregon residents can proceed with a proposed class action accusing paper mill operator WestRock Longview LLC of negligently releasing noxious gases that sickened neighbors and hurt property values, a Washington federal judge ruled Monday.
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