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  • May 29, 2026

    Gov't Pressed On Trump's Authority For H-1B Visa Fee

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Friday searched for the limits of the president's power to restrict foreign workers from entering the U.S., as the government defended attaching a $100,000 fee to process certain skilled-worker visas.

  • May 29, 2026

    Army Exits Family's Negligence Suit Over Scuba Diving Class

    The U.S. Army has escaped a negligence lawsuit brought by the family of a man who drowned during a scuba diving class, with a federal judge in Washington state ruling the plaintiffs failed to exhaust administrative remedies before filing their complaint.

  • May 29, 2026

    T-Mobile Denied Call Center Workers Preshift Pay, Suit Says

    T-Mobile required its hourly call center workers to boot up computers and log in to multiple software systems before their shifts without paying them for any of it, a former employee said in a collective and class action filed in Washington federal court.

  • May 28, 2026

    Hospital's $11.5M COVID Tax Credit Suit Clears Dismissal Bid

    A Washington federal judge refused to throw out a hospital's lawsuit seeking $11.5 million from the federal government under a COVID-19 relief program, ruling on Thursday that Tri-State Memorial Hospital has plausibly alleged that it partially suspended its operations because of a government order.

  • May 28, 2026

    Tesla Tumbler Targeted In New MiiR Patent, Trade Dress Suit

    Stainless-steel drinkware manufacturer MiiR launched a patent and trade dress infringement lawsuit in Washington federal court on Thursday accusing Tesla of stealing its slim, cylindrical mug and lid design for the electric vehicle maker's "On The Road Tumbler."

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