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September 08, 2025
Claims Against UMich Trimmed In Ex-Coach Hacking Suit
Former student-athletes on Monday agreed to drop the majority of their claims against the University of Michigan in sprawling federal litigation alleging its former co-offensive coordinator hacked personal information of thousands of students across the country as part of an agreement to pursue the claims in state court.Â
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September 08, 2025
Split 4th Circ. Axes States' Challenge To Trump Admin Layoffs
A split Fourth Circuit panel held Monday that a coalition of states doesn't have standing to sue the Trump administration over the mass firing of thousands of probationary government employees, finding that it was the employees — not the states — who "suffered the brunt of the harm" underlying the case.
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September 08, 2025
Walgreens Fired Pharmacy Heads After Union Vote, Suits Say
Two ex-pharmacy managers have accused Walgreens of firing them for refusing to spy on their employees amid a campaign to unionize at a store in southwest Washington state, according to two new lawsuits launched in federal court in the Evergreen State.
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September 08, 2025
3rd Circ.'s Grid-Planning Ruling Will Coax States To Play Ball
A Third Circuit decision limiting states' ability to block transmission projects already greenlighted by regional grid operators could make a federal overhaul of transmission planning policies more appealing, even as several states and utilities pursue litigation to block the changes.
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September 08, 2025
Fired Wells Fargo VP Claims Retaliation, Unsafe Workplace
Wells Fargo Bank has been hit with retaliatory firing claims in Illinois federal court by a former high-ranking testing and validation executive who claims she was treated unjustly and ultimately terminated for flagging reporting inaccuracies she was concerned could violate federal banking and securities laws.

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