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October 17, 2025
Dog Daycare Says Sentinel Insurance Co. Stiffed It After Fires
Sentinel Insurance Co. waited months to pay a dog daycare business after both of its Seattle locations went up in flames, then underpaid by hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to a lawsuit removed to Washington federal court.
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October 17, 2025
Audible Users Blocked From Using Calif. Law In Privacy Row
A pair of Audible customers can't sustain claims that the audiobook provider violated California's wiretap law on allegations it shared their browsing and listening activities with Meta Platforms Inc. because they agreed to litigate any disputes under Washington law when they signed up for the service, a federal judge in Seattle held in tossing the proposed class action for now.
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October 17, 2025
Real Estate Recap: Lenders' Inner Circle, '25 Hospitality Deals
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including a look at the real estate deal dynamics influencing the choice of lender counsel, and the law firms that guided the 10-figure hospitality mergers and acquisitions to date in 2025.
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October 17, 2025
Boeing Sued Over 737 Crash In South Korea That Killed 179
The Boeing Co. has been hit with a negligence suit in Washington state court by the families of 14 people killed in the December crash of a 737 at a South Korean airport, facing accusations that the "antiquated" 1960s-era electrical and hydraulic systems resulted in a "massive failure" of the plane and the deaths of 179 people.
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October 17, 2025
Expert Reports Can't Replace Facts In Securities Fraud Cases
The Ninth Circuit's 2023 decision in Nvidia v. Ohman Fonder — and the U.S. Supreme Court's punt on the case in 2024 — could invite the meritless securities litigation the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act was designed to prevent by substituting expert opinions for facts to substantiate complaint assertions, say attorneys at A&O Shearman.
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