Albertsons and Safeway ignored signs of problematic opioid prescriptions in Washington for years, an attorney for the state told a Seattle judge Monday during opening statements in a bench trial over allegations that the pharmacy chains failed to prevent the diversion of opioids that fueled the state's long-running overdose crisis.
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Albertsons, Safeway Face Trial Over Wash.'s Opioid Epidemic

By Ben Adlin

Albertsons and Safeway ignored signs of problematic opioid prescriptions in Washington for years, an attorney for the state told a Seattle judge Monday during opening statements in a bench trial over allegations that the pharmacy chains failed to prevent the diversion of opioids that fueled the state's long-running overdose crisis.

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Prime Energy Must Search Logan Paul's Devices In Ad Suit

By Mike Curley

A Kentucky federal magistrate judge on Monday ordered Prime Hydration LLC to search the personal devices of part-owners Logan Paul and Olajide Olayinka Williams Olatunji, also known as KSI, as part of discovery in a false advertising suit based on their public and vocal links to the company.

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Vodka Co. Looks To Block Golf Tour's Use Of 'LIV' Trademark

By Alex Lawson

A New York distillery has asked a federal judge to scuttle the formerly Saudi-backed golf tour's use of the "LIV" trademark for alcohol sales, arguing that the tour is threatening to diminish its brand.

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Walmart Accused Of Race Bias In Suit Over Theft Accusation

By Kelcey Caulder

Employees at a Georgia Walmart falsely and publicly accused a Wisconsin attorney of theft and subjected her to verbal abuse and a lengthy search of her purchased items because she is Black, according to a discrimination suit filed in federal court on Friday.

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POLICY & REGULATION

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US Sets Tariff Rate Quotas For Sugar, Syrups

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. Department of Agriculture set the tariff-rate quotas on Monday for imports of both raw cane sugar and certain refined sugars that will be subject to lower tariff rates for the 2027 fiscal year.

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LITIGATION

CBP Sends Another $15B In Tariff Refunds To Treasury

By Dylan Moroses

Customs and Border Protection finalized over $15 billion more worth of tariff refunds in just under two weeks, according to a Monday declaration filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade.

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Pittsburgh Venue Underpaid Tipped Staff, Server Says

By Benjamin Morse

A Pittsburgh restaurant and concert venue violated state wage law by underpaying tipped workers and withholding portions of their tips, a server alleged in a proposed class action in Pennsylvania state court.

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Judge Halts Ohio Hemp Law In Dormant Commerce Fight

By Sam Reisman

An Ohio federal judge on Monday ordered state officials to stop enforcing a new law that reclassified hemp products as marijuana, although the order's scope is limited to the products manufactured and sold by the hemp interests that challenged the policy.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court last week handled disputes involving corporate control, post-closing competition, executive departures, arbitration awards and shareholder litigation.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Blanche Called Anti-Weaponization Fund 'Mistake,' Per Durbin

By Courtney Bublé

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Tuesday the anti-weaponization fund created as part of the president's settlement with the IRS was "a mistake," according to Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., after his meeting with Blanche.

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Justices Seek More Funds Over Increased Threats, Talk Ethics

By Courtney Bublé

U.S. Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan made rare Capitol Hill appearances Tuesday, discussing the court's budget request for fiscal 2027, the "shadow docket" and ethics issues.

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Quinn Emanuel, Spiro Ousted From CoStar Copyright Fight

By Elliot Weld

A California federal judge has disqualified Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP and its attorney Alex Spiro from representing a commercial real estate platform in a copyright infringement suit brought by CoStar, agreeing that the firm's representation of CoStar in a different case should result in its removal from this one.

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Bronx Defenders Union OKs Strike 1 Year After Last Walkout

By Andrea Keckley

The Bronx Defenders has become the third New York City-based legal aid organization to authorize a strike this month, which comes just one year after the group's most recent walkout.

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Trump Lawyer Matthew Schwartz Confirmed To 2nd Circ.

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate voted 50-45, along party lines, on Tuesday to confirm Matthew Schwartz, one of President Donald Trump's personal attorneys and a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

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Ky. Law Prof Wants Court To Block Judge For Dean Pick

By Hailey Konnath

A University of Kentucky law professor asked a federal court to block U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove from becoming the next law school dean, claiming that the appointment has "stripped the faculty" of their credibility on the basis of peer review.

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Calif. Bar Settles With Administrators Of 'Disastrous' Bar Exam

By Andrea Keckley

The State Bar of California has reached a settlement with the administrators of its "disastrous" February 2025 bar exam, whose array of highly publicized technical glitches prevented hundreds of aspiring lawyers from completing the test.

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U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

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Washington Attorney General's Office

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