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  • June 22, 2026

    Can Unread Emails Trigger Arbitration? 9th Circ. Airs Doubts

    Medical supplies giant Thermo Fisher Scientific pressed a Ninth Circuit panel Monday to agree that the company's repeated emails about litigation waivers should send an ex-employee's proposed class action to arbitration, but the judges repeatedly questioned why no one simply asked if the worker saw the emails.

  • June 22, 2026

    YouTube Seeks To Exit Wash. Driver's Viral Dashcam Clip Suit

    YouTube has urged a Seattle federal judge to free it from a woman's lawsuit alleging she was bullied online over a secretly recorded viral video of her texting while driving, saying she cannot circumvent the platform's protection under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act by leveling a baseless wiretapping claim.

  • June 22, 2026

    Home Depot Worker Seeks Class Of 21K In Moonlighting Suit

    A Home Depot employee called on a Seattle federal judge to certify a class of more than 21,000 current and former low-income workers whom the home improvement store chain allegedly barred from working additional jobs in violation of Washington state law.

  • June 22, 2026

    Sodexo Can't Wipe Out Worker's Nicotine Fee Suit

    A California federal judge refused to toss a Sodexo worker's proposed class action alleging the global food services company wrongly charged nicotine-using employees $1,200 more a year for health insurance, opening discovery on allegations that a wellness program implementing the surcharge didn't meet all federal requirements.

  • June 22, 2026

    Recent Cases Clarify When Risk Disclosures Trigger Liability

    Several recent decisions highlight circumstances where risk disclosures can constitute actionable misrepresentations, providing clarity on how the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act's safe harbor and the common-law bespeaks caution doctrine apply to risk disclosures, and how publicly traded companies can guard against such claims, say attorneys at Katten.

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