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  • June 12, 2026

    Wellpoint Data Breach Suit Says Delay Elevated Fraud Risk

    A Washington resident accused insurer Wellpoint Washington Inc. and health services provider Independent Clinics of Washington of failing to adequately protect patient information from a June 2025 cyberattack, claiming in a proposed nationwide class action Thursday that Wellpoint also neglected to inform subscribers until nearly a year after the breach.

  • June 12, 2026

    Oregon Athletes Appeal Title IX Class Cert. Denial To 9th Circ.

    Female student-athletes who were denied class certification in a Title IX lawsuit against the University of Oregon have asked the Ninth Circuit permission to appeal, saying a federal judge's decision was "riddled with legal and procedural errors."

  • June 12, 2026

    Enterprise Rent-A-Car Sued Over Wage, Break Claims

    Enterprise Rent-A-Car is accused of consistently shorting overtime pay and denying breaks to hourly employees, whose claims likely exceed $17 million, according to a notice filed by the company Thursday removing the case to the Western District of Washington. 

  • June 12, 2026

    Amazon, Colo. Delivery Drivers Say Wage Suit Can Resume

    Amazon and a proposed class of last-mile delivery drivers for the e-commerce giant asked a Colorado federal judge to allow the drivers' lawsuit over required bathroom breaks to move forward to discovery after the case had been stayed pending a U.S. Supreme Court decision.

  • June 12, 2026

    Upper Deck Beats Game Co.'s Bid For $4M Fees After IP Loss

    A Washington federal judge on Thursday denied a bid from toymaker Ravensburger and a game designer for $3.8 million in legal fees after the court mostly sided with them in Upper Deck's copyright case targeting a Disney-branded trading card game, noting that the suit was "neither unreasonable nor frivolous."  

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