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  • October 07, 2026

    Scheduling 'Cascade' Hangs Over Amazon's FTC, Calif. Trials

    Amazon.com sparred with the Federal Trade Commission in a Washington federal court filing over whether to stick to a late March trial kickoff, or whether the multiple trials against the company in 2027 must be pushed back because a California state judge has called a January start unrealistic.

  • October 07, 2026

    KPSI Held In Contempt For Selling Enjoined Products

    A Washington federal judge held KPSI Innovations Inc. and three executives in contempt after a rival litigant complained that they'd continued to sell fire-resistant construction assembly products after being enjoined from doing so.

  • October 07, 2026

    NLRB Memo Signals Narrower View Of Protected Activism

    A recent National Labor Relations Board memo concluding that Microsoft lawfully discharged two employees who conducted a pro-Palestinian protest on company property indicates that the current NLRB general counsel may take a more restrictive view of when political or social advocacy qualifies as protected activity, say attorneys at Franczek.

  • October 06, 2026

    Nike Loses Bid To End Suit Over Misleading Email Promos

    Nike Inc. must face a proposed class action claiming it spammed customers' inboxes with emails containing misleading subject lines about discount deals that have no expiration dates, as a Washington state judge on Monday rejected Nike's argument that the plaintiff fails to adequately allege the emails were false.

  • October 06, 2026

    Tacoma Must Put Workers' Initiative To Voters, Panel Rules

    City leaders in Tacoma, Washington, have a duty to put a so-called Workers' Bill of Rights initiative to voters, a state appellate panel said Tuesday, holding in a published opinion that the city council failed to follow a charter provision requiring the council to "submit the proposal to the people."

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