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January 17, 2026
Real Estate Recap: Cannabis Landlords, Global Deals, ACREL
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including how potential changes to federal marijuana regulation could affect landlords, the largest global real estate deals of 2025, and a chat with the new president of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers.
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January 16, 2026
Amazon Fights Class Claims That Clunky HR App Broke ADA
Amazon urged a Washington federal judge on Thursday to pull the plug for good on a lawsuit from workers who claim the company violated state and federal disability law by dragging its heels on accommodations requests filed through its A to Z human resources app, saying the workers again failed to adequately plead their case.
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January 16, 2026
9th Circ. Upholds Ax Of RNC Suit Over Google Email Filtering
The Ninth Circuit on Friday refused to revive the Republican National Committee's lawsuit accusing Google of illegally sending RNC fundraising emails to Gmail users' spam folders, finding that the committee had failed to establish the type of user relationship necessary to sustain its claims.
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January 16, 2026
Amazon Beats Suit Claiming Misuse Of Forfeited 401(k) Funds
A Washington federal judge has thrown out two workers' proposed class action accusing Amazon of using millions in abandoned retirement plan funds to offset its matching contributions instead of defraying administrative costs for participants, concluding Friday that the company followed the plan's terms.
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January 16, 2026
US Foods Workers' $2.4M Wage Deal Scores Initial OK
A Washington state judge on Thursday granted preliminary approval to US Foods' $2.4 million class action settlement with nearly 3,000 current and former workers who alleged the food service retailer systematically shorted them on breaks, overtime pay, sick leave and expense reimbursements.
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