Not a takings case, but we’re posting it here because there’s an eminent domain angle. In Nilsen v. University of Washington, No. 24-7460 (9th Cir. Aug. 13, 2026), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit addressed whether UW
The Ninth Circuit’s decision in Diemert v. City of Seattle highlights some of the potential risks associated with workplace diversity initiatives, specifically, whether and under what circumstances they arguably foster conditions that contribute to unlawful race discrimination or harassment.
Reversing
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley, and Ryan T. Garippo Duane Morris Takeaways: On October 8, 2026, in Baker, et al. v. Seattle Children’s Hospital, No. 104590-5, 2026 WL 3023818 (Wash. Oct. 8, 2026), Justice Theodore J. Angelis
Last week I spoke at the IAPP PSR conference in Seattle after spending a jam-packed day at the IAB Privacy Compliance Salon. Today’s newsletter will be focused on IAB and next week’s on IAPP.
I always return from the IAB
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Last Saturday’s edition closed on three files shut without a cause and eleven open files carrying 675 sick with no food named. This week FDA matched the broccoli sprout outbreak to a seed lot, three seed
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October 9, 2026
Seattle, Washington.
Today Boeing lost its second attempt to dismiss the claim for punitive damages brought by the 47-member Anderson Plaintiff group for damages arising out of the Alaska Flight 1282 door blowout event
Liability for a Seattle bicycle crash usually lands
As of October 8, 2026, FDA’s outbreak advisory on the Salmonella Bovismorbificans outbreak linked to Evergreen Fresh Sprouts broccoli sprouts says a seed sample the agency collected from the seed supplier tested positive and matched the outbreak strain by whole genome sequencing.
