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  • May 28, 2026

    Hospital's $11.5M COVID Tax Credit Suit Clears Dismissal Bid

    A Washington federal judge refused to throw out a hospital's lawsuit seeking $11.5 million from the federal government under a COVID-19 relief program, ruling on Thursday that Tri-State Memorial Hospital has plausibly alleged that it partially suspended its operations because of a government order.

  • May 28, 2026

    Tesla Tumbler Targeted In New MiiR Patent, Trade Dress Suit

    Stainless-steel drinkware manufacturer MiiR launched a patent and trade dress infringement lawsuit in Washington federal court on Thursday accusing Tesla of stealing its slim, cylindrical mug and lid design for the electric vehicle maker's "On The Road Tumbler."

  • May 28, 2026

    FCA Seeks High Court Review Of 9th Circ. Arbitration Loss

    Fiat Chrysler will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Ninth Circuit decision refusing to send a class action over allegedly defective Jeep and Dodge headrests to arbitration, saying the justices must resolve whether a court or an arbitrator determines if a nonsignatory can enforce an arbitration clause.

  • May 28, 2026

    Wash. Justices Float AI Hypotheticals In Hospital Pixel Case

    As the Washington Supreme Court considered a group of parents' bid to revive their proposed privacy class action over a Seattle hospital's use of the Meta Pixel browser tracking tool on its website, the justices questioned Thursday whether the rise of artificial intelligence-powered chatbots carried implications for the case.

  • May 28, 2026

    States Say Fed. Circ. Should Keep Tariff Block During Appeal

    The Federal Circuit shouldn't stay an injunction blocking the collection of Section 122 tariffs from two businesses and Washington state while the federal government appeals the trade court ruling because the appeal is likely to fail, the businesses and 24 states said Thursday.

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