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  • June 04, 2026

    Exxon Owes $580K For Atty Fees In Gas Station Cleanup Suit

    Exxon Mobil must pay nearly $580,000 in legal fees and costs after a Washington federal judge found the oil giant partially on the hook for the cleanup of a Seattle gas station, awarding half the station owner's requested amount based on its "limited success" at trial.

  • June 04, 2026

    Jacksons Food Stores Hit With Wash. Wage Class Action

    Jacksons Food Stores Inc. pushed workers in Washington state to delay their legally mandated meal and rest breaks, cut them short or skip them entirely in order to complete their assigned job duties, a former employee has claimed in a proposed class action targeting the convenience store chain.

  • June 04, 2026

    Eli Lilly's 'Overbroad' Weight Drug TM Deal Rejected

    A Washington federal judge has refused to sign off on a deal to settle trademark claims brought by Eli Lilly against two Seattle-area medical clinics, saying the associated consent decree was "overbroad" and contained an even more sweeping injunction.

  • June 04, 2026

    9th Circ. Backs FMCSA Block On Calif. Bus Driver Break Rules

    A Ninth Circuit panel on Thursday validated the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's conclusion that national hours-of-service regulations trump California's meal and rest break rules for bus drivers, saying the agency was justified in finding that the Golden State rules strain interstate commerce.

  • June 04, 2026

    Safeway Sues To Undo Teamsters Local's Driver Mileage Win

    Safeway Inc. has urged a Washington federal court to vacate an arbitration award finding the grocery store chain violated its collective bargaining agreement with a Teamsters local by unilaterally changing its method for calculating how much its delivery drivers are paid, arguing that the award "fails to draw its essence" from the agreement.

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