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  • August 31, 2026

    States Ask Fed. Circ. To Revive Their Temporary Tariff Claims

    Two dozen states pushed the Federal Circuit on Monday to revive their specific claims against now-expired temporary tariffs while simultaneously pushing the panel to otherwise back the U.S. Court of International Trade's ruling that the tariffs were illegal.

  • August 31, 2026

    9th Circ. Revives Salvadoran's Bid For Torture Protection

    The Ninth Circuit has faulted the Board of Immigration Appeals for creating a "quantitative evidence" requirement in assessing a Salvadoran's bid under the Convention Against Torture to avoid deportation to El Salvador, saying that no such requirement exists.

  • August 31, 2026

    Avalara Investors Suing Over $8.4B Buyout Win Class Cert.

    A Washington federal judge granted class certification to investors in tax software company Avalara in a suit alleging it misled investors ahead of an $8.4 billion deal to take the company private.

  • August 31, 2026

    Domino's Seeks To Deliver Noncompete Suit To Arbitration

    Domino's Pizza asked a Washington state court to compel individual arbitration of a former yard driver's proposed class claims alleging the company's conflict-of-interest policy illegally restricted workers from taking second jobs, arguing the worker signed a binding arbitration agreement when he was hired that includes a class action waiver.

  • August 31, 2026

    9th Circ. 'Bad Spaniels' Ruling Rewrites TM Dilution Playbook

    The Ninth Circuit’s recent ruling that each element of the Jack Daniel's packaging parodied by the Bad Spaniels dog toy must be independently assessed for fame narrows trademark owners' ability to use a flagship mark's halo effect to protect the entire brand from tarnishment, say attorneys at Reed Smith.

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