https://www.law360.com/washington?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Washington Copyright 2025 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Thu, 01 May 2025 22:23:47 +0000 https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2333290?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2333290 A Washington federal judge expressed frustration with the federal government Thursday for moving "with one hand behind its back" to resume processing of certain refugees after the Ninth Circuit clarified the scope of a partial block on the Trump administration's refugee program shutdown. Thu, 01 May 2025 20:19:32 +0000 https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2332087?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2332087 The Washington State Supreme Court has agreed to review a $35 million judgment for penalties and legal fees against Facebook parent company Meta for repeatedly running afoul of the state's political advertising transparency law. Thu, 01 May 2025 17:08:23 +0000 https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2333053?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2333053 A Ninth Circuit decision allowing a Guam group to challenge an Air Force permit renewal application to detonate expired munitions conflicts with precedent and threatens to burden permit applicants, agencies and courts, the U.S. government said in a rehearing petition filed Wednesday. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:05:30 +0000 https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2332953?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2332953 An Arizona federal judge nixed a proposed class action from workers who claimed a trucking company illegally used abandoned cash in its retirement fund to pay down its own contributions rather than covering plan fees, saying the workers' "novel theory" wasn't in line with federal benefits law. Thu, 01 May 2025 15:38:42 +0000 https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2332665?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2332665 A coalition of states urged the First Circuit to reinstate a ruling that had blocked the Trump administration from cutting $30 million in fair housing grants, saying the federal government failed to consider the impact this decision would have on the groups' operations. Thu, 01 May 2025 10:21:44 +0000 https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2305667?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2305667 Serving as an adjunct college professor has taught me the importance of building rapport, communicating effectively, and persuading individuals to critically analyze the difference between what they think and what they know — principles that have helped to improve my practice of law, says Sheria Clarke at Nelson Mullins. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 22:49:58 +0000 https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2332582?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2332582 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has sued a Washington woman and a company she controls, alleging she fraudulently raised $2.7 million from at least 33 investors, including elderly Korean-Americans, gaining their trust by using her family relationships and affiliation as a member of their community, and then gambling some of those funds away. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 22:40:29 +0000 https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2331910?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2331910 A Washington federal judge has ordered a Colorado-based poultry processor to reimburse a grocery distributor's $3 million settlement with an ex-Trader Joe's vendor that sued over a bony batch of meat, adding to more than $13.5 million the chicken producer owes following a December trial.   Wed, 30 Apr 2025 20:01:53 +0000 https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2332562?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2332562 Amazon can sue a California-based private equity company and firms tied to a pair of Golden State solar energy developments for allegedly trying to sabotage the projects after signing long-term power purchase deals, a Washington state judge has ruled, rejecting jurisdictional arguments from the defendants. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:53:18 +0000 https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2332592?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2332592 The Ninth Circuit on Wednesday declined to revive a Washington resident's putative class action that accused Twitter Inc., now called X, of deceptively obtaining his phone number, saying in an unpublished opinion that a state law he leaned on prohibited the fraudulent collection of telephone records, "not numbers." Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:53:31 +0000 https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2332432?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2332432 Enforcers opened high stakes court proceedings against Meta Platforms and Google for monopolization claims that could force the tech giants to sell pieces of the companies, while also moving ahead with several challenges and reviews of pending deals in other industries. Here, Law360 looks at the major merger review developments from April. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:39:48 +0000 https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2332332?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2332332 A Seattle federal judge has ruled that documents Amazon.com Inc. produced as part of three proposed antitrust class actions may not be clawed back, finding that despite the online retailer's claims that they were produced "inadvertently," there was no indication the document-sharing was a mistake. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:49:18 +0000 https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2329525?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2329525 Practitioners leaving a longtime government role for private practice — as when I departed the U.S. Department of Justice’s environmental enforcement division — should prioritize finding a firm that shares their principles, values their experience and will invest in their transition, says John Cruden at Beveridge & Diamond. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 23:00:46 +0000 https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2332073?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2332073 The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday resurrected a copyright lawsuit over pop stars Sam Smith and Normani's 2019 hit "Dancing With a Stranger," saying a reasonable jury could find that the song's hook shares protectable lyrics, pitches and rhythm with that of a 2015 track called "Dancing With Strangers." Tue, 29 Apr 2025 22:36:00 +0000 https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2331918?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2331918 A Washington federal judge suggested on Tuesday that she might hold off on interpreting the terms of a multimillion-dollar mortgage loan sale agreement at issue in a racketeering suit, since a contractual dispute involving the same deal is slated for a bench trial before her in October. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 21:43:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2332003?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2332003 The U.S. Supreme Court's latest attempt to address a pressing question about class certification standards may be doomed by a procedural hiccup, with a majority of justices expressing concern Tuesday that they didn't have the authority to wade into a dispute over approval of a class that contains uninjured members. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 20:55:13 +0000 https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2331881?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2331881 The Trump administration on Monday urged a Washington state federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the government's suspension of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, citing a recent Ninth Circuit decision that limited the scope of the judge's preliminary injunction. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 20:42:51 +0000 https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2332024?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2332024 A Washington federal judge refused Tuesday to dismiss claims accusing Amazon of unlawfully recharging consumers under its "advanced refund" return policy, ruling that the e-commerce giant could face tort and quasi-contract liability alongside breach of contract allegations. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 20:16:01 +0000 https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2331848?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2331848 The company behind the waterproof fabric brand Gore-Tex urged a Washington federal court to dismiss a lawsuit accusing it of manufacturing with toxic forever chemicals while also "greenwashing" its image, arguing that the buyers, who did not actually test their garments, provide no proof that the clothing they bought contains these substances. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 20:10:15 +0000 https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2331938?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/washington/articles/2331938 A group of insurers again urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Ninth Circuit decision ordering them to litigate COVID-19 coverage claims in Suquamish Tribal Court, saying Tuesday that the lower court's conception of tribal sovereignty is so broad that even the tribe is unwilling to defend it.