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February 24, 2026
A Massachusetts man's proposed class action alleging supermarket chain Stop & Shop misleadingly marketed personal care wipes as "flushable" was voluntarily dismissed on Monday, weeks after a federal judge rejected the plaintiff's request to tag in replacement plaintiffs, as well as the grocer's bid for his employment records.
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February 24, 2026
The City of New York urged a federal judge to reject Instacart's bid to pause litigation over city laws extending pay and workplace protections for delivery workers, arguing the company's Second Circuit appeal will not resolve the case's core issues and that further delay would harm both the city and affected workers.
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February 24, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday found that a suit against Hain Celestial Group and Whole Foods over allegedly tainted baby food was not properly removed to federal court, leaving in place a 2024 ruling by the Fifth Circuit.
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February 23, 2026
Monsanto urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to reverse a $1.25 million state jury verdict finding that its Roundup weedkiller caused a man's cancer, arguing that federal environmental regulators, and not "lay juries," must be the ones who determine what is on herbicide labels.
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February 23, 2026
A farmworkers union has pressed a Washington federal court to reject the U.S. Department of Labor's approval of a wage survey meant to help determine foreign seasonal worker compensation, arguing it entails a "windfall" for growers at domestic farmworkers' expense.
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February 23, 2026
In his final days as New Jersey governor, Phil Murphy was busy signing a slew of measures reforming existing legislation as well as bills aimed at breaking new ground.
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February 23, 2026
Senate Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation Monday to require the federal government to issue refunds to importers for duties paid that were imposed by President Donald Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling deeming those measures unlawful.
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February 23, 2026
Frank Pepe's, a Connecticut-based pizza chain, has settled a federal lawsuit brought by its former director of operations for allegedly firing him because he is a middle-aged white man, court records show.
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February 23, 2026
An Illinois federal judge Friday denied class certification in a lawsuit accusing Blue Diamond Growers of deceiving consumers by describing its almonds as "smokehouse" when their titular taste comes from synthetic flavoring, saying the proposed lead plaintiff admitted in a deposition she had knowledge of the alleged defect but continued to purchase the product.
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February 23, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a Georgia cafe's petition seeking guidance on the standards by which arbitral awards can be vacated, after the Eleventh Circuit refused to revive its claims against a bank that returned a $2.86 million COVID-19-era grant on suspicion of fraud.
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February 23, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court turned down two petitions Monday stemming from the same Ninth Circuit decision in a wage and hour case against restaurant chain Cracker Barrel, one dealing with how many steps should be used for approving notice in a putative collective action and the other involving whether out-of-state workers can participate.
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February 20, 2026
The full Ninth Circuit ruled on Friday that Congress' 2023 bill clarifying civil liability for companies that "attempt to benefit" from human trafficking retroactively applies to a group of Cambodian workers' lawsuit against a California importer, overturning a district court's refusal to vacate the importer's 2017 summary judgment win.
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February 20, 2026
PepsiCo Inc. has been hit with a lawsuit for moving to exclude a shareholder's animal welfare-focused proposal from its proxy ballot, the latest such suit brought after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a more deferential approach to corporations' decisions on shareholder proposals.
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February 20, 2026
A Texas federal judge has kept alive a former 7-Eleven worker's lawsuit claiming the convenience store chain illegally charged employees a $720 annual fee if they used tobacco, saying she showed the company may not have done enough to give workers an alternative to paying the fee.
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February 20, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that President Donald Trump's tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act are unlawful left open questions for practitioners, including how importers may qualify and claim refunds for the illegal duties paid. Here, Law360 examines three open questions following the justices' ruling.
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February 20, 2026
President Donald Trump's administration and the government of Indonesia have finalized a trade deal in which the Southeast Asian country will eliminate nearly all of its tariffs against U.S. imports in exchange for a 19% tariff rate on Indonesian imports, with substantial carveouts.
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February 20, 2026
A Massachusetts judge has denied once-acclaimed Boston chef Barbara Lynch's request to lift a default in a lawsuit over unpaid taxes on her now-closed restaurants, saying "it is almost impossible" to believe that Lynch did not know she was being sued personally until now.
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February 20, 2026
President Donald Trump imposed a temporary global tariff with several exemptions hours after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, then announced that he would increase the duty to the 15% maximum.
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February 19, 2026
Target Corp. and Tyson Foods Inc. told an Illinois federal judge Thursday that they have reached an agreement to resolve the retailer's claims accusing the food company of conspiring with other poultry producers to fix broiler chicken prices.
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February 19, 2026
Trade tensions between the U.S. and India have cooled off after a deal to reduce U.S. tariffs was reached this month, but questions remain about how the interim agreement will materialize and influence future negotiations. Here, Law360 examines several takeaways from the interim deal and efforts toward a broader deal arrangement.
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February 19, 2026
A California federal judge struck class claims from a lawsuit accusing PepsiCo and Frito-Lay of illegally charging Walmart, Target, and other chain stores less for chips than smaller retailers, stating that the plaintiffs cannot show that the proposed class has suffered the same injury, but will allow them to rework the complaint.
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February 19, 2026
A Fifth Circuit judge impugned the National Labor Relations Board's fairness and attacked its foundational motive test as "an undertheorized byproduct of Chevron deference" in a dissent to an opinion backing the board's finding that Trader Joe's illegally fired a worker over repeated COVID-19 safety complaints.
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February 19, 2026
A scientist battling a lawsuit by the maker of Splenda over her research linking the artificial sweetener to cancer-causing chemicals must turn over emails with her employer's in-house counsel, a North Carolina magistrate judge ruled, finding they are not protected by privilege.
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February 19, 2026
A Delaware state judge has found that Travelers Casualty and Surety Co. must fund the defense of an agricultural chemical company in six suits alleging that a chemical made by its predecessors gave users Parkinson's and kidney failure but that its defense can be limited under some of the policies at issue.
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February 19, 2026
Trader Joe's asked a Massachusetts federal judge to free it from a class action claiming mismanagement of an employee retirement plan, saying participants haven't shown they were harmed by fees or one mutual fund option that had posted lackluster returns.