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  • September 29, 2026

    Zillow Must Face Realtors' Antitrust Suit Over Referral Terms

    A Washington federal judge Monday refused to throw out a proposed class action accusing Zillow of bullying realtors into buying its software and steering clients toward its home loan services, saying the plaintiff agents have adequately alleged they had "no choice" but to play along to get homebuyer referrals.  

  • September 29, 2026

    En Banc 9th Circ. Mulls Copyright Test Change In Tattoo Case

    Counsel for a photographer who lost at trial over claims that a Kat Von D tattoo infringed his copyrighted photo of Miles Daves urged an en banc Ninth Circuit panel Tuesday to end the circuit's use of a subjective "intrinsic" test for juries to determine substantial similarity. 

  • September 29, 2026

    Boeing Can't Avoid Punitives With HQ Move, Passengers Say

    Passengers suing The Boeing Co. over the 2024 blowout of an aircraft door panel told a Washington state court on Monday that the aerospace giant can't escape punitive damages under Illinois law, claiming that corporate decisions made at the company's former Chicago headquarters are to blame for the event.

  • September 29, 2026

    Ministry Stance In Anti-LGBTQ+ Hiring Suit Confuses 9th Circ.

    An en banc Ninth Circuit struggled Tuesday to understand a Washington-based Christian ministry's legal stance as it sought to preserve its ability to reject job applicants who are gay, with several judges suggesting it was immune from enforcement action since the state recognized the jobs as ministerial and therefore constitutionally exempt from anti-discrimination laws.

  • September 29, 2026

    Lupin Strikes Deal In States' Generic Drug-Price Fixing Suit

    Lupin Pharmaceuticals has reached a settlement with multiple states to resolve allegations that it conspired with G&W Laboratories Inc. to raise prices of the tuberculosis drug Ethambutol during a supply shortage years ago, according to a minute order entered in Connecticut federal court on Monday.

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