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Fourth Circuit Expands Statutory Penalty Scope
Kelly v. Altria Client Services, LLC, Nos. 25-1350, 25-2080, __ F.4th __, 2026 WL 2293854 (4th Cir. Aug. 10, 2026) (Before Circuit Judges Quattlebaum, Benjamin, and Berner) This week’s notable…
LawDroid Manifesto
The Principled President: Patrick Palace
By Tom Martin
Hey there Legal Rebels! 👋I’m excited to share with you the 82nd episode of the LawDroid Manifesto podcast, where I will be continuing to interview key legal innovators to learn…
Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP
Who’s In Charge? Fire on Board a Vessel Alongside, Municipal Fire Department or the SMFF Provider?
In Trident Seafoods Corp. v. City of Tacoma , Trident as owner of the fishing and processing vessel the F/V Kodiak Enterprise sued the City for the alleged inappropriate forced…
Stritmatter Law Blog
Dogs That Attacked Pregnant Tacoma Woman Had a History of Aggression
On June 25, 2026, a Tacoma woman was attacked by two dogs. Renee Wilson was pregnant, and it was her baby’s due date. At the hospital, her baby’s birth had…
Ahead of Schedule
Tacoma Passes Eviction Relief for Some Landlords
By Joe McCarthy, Kate Mathews, Kelly Rutledge, Katherine Van Gunst
After a year of policy review, the City of Tacoma has amended its ordinances to provide some landlords of affordable housing with significant relief from a number of onerous burdens…
Norovirus Blog
Norovirus Outbreak at Tacoma Harvest Buffet
By Bill Marler
The Pierce County Department of Health announced that it was working with Harvest Buffet, 3121 S. 38th St., Tacoma, following a suspected norovirus outbreak. We closed the restaurant around 10 a.m.…
Food Safety News
Restaurant closed because of norovirus outbreak
By News Desk
A restaurant in Tacoma, WA, has been temporarily closed because of an outbreak of norovirus illnesses. The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department reported that the Harvest Buffet at 3121 S. 38th…
Food Poison Journal
Tacoma Harvest Buffet linked to Norovirus
The Pierce County Department of Health announced that it was working with Harvest Buffet, 3121 S. 38th St., Tacoma, following a suspected norovirus outbreak. We closed the restaurant around 10 a.m.…
Marler Blog
Marler Clark files second Listeria Lawsuit in Frugals Outbreak
By Bill Marler
Listeria bacteria found in all milkshake flavors sold at Frugals restaurant at 10727 Pacific Ave. S., Tacoma, WA are associated with a foodborne listeriosis outbreak linked to six hospitalizations and three…
Food Safety News
Washington State Health names milkshakes as source of deadly Listeriosis outbreak
By Dan Flynn
The mortality rate hit 50 percent, with three deaths out of six Listeriosis illnesses in a recent Washington State outbreak blamed on milkshakes served at a Frugals restaurant in Tacoma.…