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  • September 21, 2026

    Due Process Not Limited In Bond Hearing Suit, 9th Circ. Says

    The Ninth Circuit held in a published opinion Monday that a certified class of asylum-seekers apprehended well within the U.S. border can challenge their detentions, rejecting the government's contention that the U.S. Supreme Court limited their due process rights.

  • September 21, 2026

    Costco Says It Didn't Say 'Zero Heavy Metals' In Protein Powder

    "Good, clean nutrition" doesn't actually mean "free of lead," Costco Wholesale Corp. told a Washington federal court on Friday as it pushed for dismissal of a proposed class action claiming its Orgain protein powders contained dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals.

  • September 21, 2026

    Starbucks Investors Allege $227.5M In Buyback Losses

    Two Starbucks shareholders have brought a derivative suit in Washington federal court accusing the company's leadership of hyping its performance in the U.S. and China even as sales declined, and of losing $227.5 million buying back its own stock at inflated prices. 

  • September 21, 2026

    Swedish Health's $86M Wage Deal Nets Attys $25.8M In Fees

    Swedish Health Services' $86 million settlement to end workers' class action suit over alleged wage and meal break violations will include a $25.8 million payout for the plaintiffs' attorneys, according to a Washington state judge's order giving final approval to the deal.

  • September 21, 2026

    Xbox Buyer Says IEEPA Refund Arbitration Bid Lacks Backing

    Microsoft's bid to force arbitration of an Xbox purchaser's proposed class action accusing the video game giant of wrongfully withholding tariff refunds from consumers should fail because it can't point to a clause that covers his dispute, he told a Washington federal court.

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