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Latest News in Washington

  • May 01, 2026

    Real Estate Recap: Mapping The Affordability Crisis

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including a breakdown of federal and state efforts to expand affordable housing and how real estate attorneys are responding.

  • May 01, 2026

    Pharma Aims Torpedo At FCA After Bombshell 9th Circ. Ruling

    A burgeoning campaign against the False Claims Act's whistleblower mechanism is suddenly center stage at the Ninth Circuit, where pharmaceutical companies say a momentous new ruling "illustrates perfectly" the constitutional concerns of U.S. Supreme Court justices regarding FCA enforcement.

  • May 01, 2026

    Live Nation Beats Punitive Damages In Festival Shooting Suit

    Live Nation won't face punitive damages in a lawsuit over two concertgoers' shooting deaths at the 2023 Beyond Wonderland music festival, a Washington state judge has ruled, finding that the plaintiffs failed to show the entertainment giant's alleged conduct was malicious.

  • May 01, 2026

    9th Circ. Backs Tesla In Challenge To Race Bias Arbitration

    The Ninth Circuit rejected an appeal by a Black former Tesla employee who challenged the company's arbitration win over his claims of racial discrimination, agreeing with a California federal judge Friday that the plaintiff failed to meet the "high bar" to overturn the award.

  • May 01, 2026

    Amazon Accused Of Selling Kids Sunscreen With Lead

    Consumers on Thursday hit Amazon with a proposed class action in Washington federal court alleging that children's sunscreens it sells are contaminated with heavy metals such as lead and that its artificial intelligence shopping assistant Rufus doesn't disclose details about the product ingredients.

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