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  • August 05, 2026

    Wash. Landlords' COVID-19 Eviction Moratorium Suit Tossed

    A Seattle federal judge has thrown out a group of landlords' proposed class action challenging COVID-19-era eviction bans imposed by Washington cities and the state, saying Wednesday that appellate courts have recognized that landlord-tenant regulations generally do not qualify as physical takings of private property.

  • August 05, 2026

    Unread Arbitration Emails Are Unenforceable, 9th Circ. Rules

    Arbitration agreements sent to workers aren't arbitration agreements assented to by workers, the Ninth Circuit held Wednesday, rejecting assertions from medical supplies giant Thermo Fisher Scientific that its arbitration-related emails — even if never read — sufficed to keep an ex-employee's proposed class action out of court.

  • August 05, 2026

    Canadian Man Cops To Extensive Hacking, Extortion Scheme

    A Canadian man pled guilty Wednesday in Washington federal court over his involvement in a widespread fraud scheme where he and other co-conspirators hacked into computer networks belonging to more than 165 organizations before threatening to leak stolen information unless they made ransom payments.

  • August 05, 2026

    Incumbent Wash. Justices On Top In Early Primary Results

    Three incumbent Washington State Supreme Court justices — including two governor appointees — led their respective primary races Wednesday, as a state trial judge edged ahead in the race for another open seat on the high court, according to preliminary election results.

  • August 05, 2026

    Starbucks Ditched Irish Vodka Without Notice, Producer Says

    An Irish vodka producer sued Starbucks Corp. in Washington state court over accusations the coffee giant broke a contract that required it to give six months' notice before discontinuing its use of the vodka at Starbucks Reserve and Roastery locations in the United States.

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