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  • July 29, 2026

    Albertsons Pharmacy Work Was 'House Of Cards,' Judge Told

    Albertsons pharmacists in Washington state repeatedly warned supervisors that busy workloads and limited staffing were making it difficult to review prescriptions before filling them, a state judge in Seattle heard Monday, during a bench trial in Washington's case accusing Albertsons and its Safeway subsidiary of fueling the state's opioid crisis.

  • July 29, 2026

    BNSF Reaches Deal Over Ex-Conductor's Post-Injury Firing

    A former conductor has reached a deal with BNSF Railway Co. to end an employment retaliation lawsuit that claims the company wrongfully fired him based on an unsubstantiated rule violation after he sought compensation for a brake rigging accident that severely injured his hand.

  • July 29, 2026

    Trail Cam Co. Says T-Mobile Broke Tech Migration Promises

    T-Mobile is trying to plow forward with a plan to shift Tactacam-branded "trail cameras" that operate on cellular networks to a new technology even though all the tests have failed, which could make millions of cams useless, according to the company that owns those cameras.

  • July 29, 2026

    Wash. State Bar Calls Off NextGen Exam Due To Tech Issue

    Washington state's July 2026 NextGen bar exam was abruptly canceled Tuesday due to technical issues at the central Washington convention center where it was slated to begin, leaving 645 applicants unable to take the test, according to the state bar association.

  • July 29, 2026

    Securities Class Actions To Watch: Mid-Year Report

    A trio of circuit court appeals tied to the class certification process in shareholder suits and a U.S. Supreme Court appeal that also touches on certification are among the cases that securities litigators are keeping an eye on in the second half of 2026.

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