A federal court remanded a California wage-and-hour class action against Kaiser to Alameda County and denied the pending dismissal motion as moot.
Case Bickford’s Australia Pty Ltd v Noot Drinks Co Pty Ltd (No 2) Court Federal Court of Australia Judge Patrick
Case Karl Drusch and TrueAero, LLC v. Stratton Borchers; Karl Drusch and TrueAero Group, LLC v. Stratton Borchers Court Texas
Case Karl Drusch and TrueAero, LLC v. Stratton Borchers; Karl Drusch and TrueAero Group, LLC v. Stratton Borchers Court Texas
The First Department held that incorporating the AAA Commercial Rules did not guarantee a commercial-panel arbitrator and that the AAA or arbitrator must first resolve a challenge to employment-division routing.
Case Wu v Grow Technology Services Ltd Court Federal Court of Australia Date Decided 29 September 2026 Citation [2026] FCA
A federal judge ruled that United Behavioral Health’s 2017 guidelines for approving mental-health and substance-use treatment violated ERISA, granting a certified class summary judgment on claims for wrongful benefit denials and breach of fiduciary duty.
A federal magistrate judge let Joby’s trade secret and contract claims against rival eVTOL maker Archer Aviation and a former employee partly proceed, while dismissing Archer’s counterclaims over Joby’s alleged China ties entirely under the Noerr-Pennington doctrine.
Case Brooke Mason v. Cook County, Illinois Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge Jackson-Akiwumi; Lee; Taibleson
Case Rachel Ezra et al. v. Yohanes Okbnkiael et al. Court Supreme Court of Israel, sitting as the High Court
Case Joshua A. Diemert v. City of Seattle Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Judge Mary H.
Case Brooke Mason v. Cook County, Illinois Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge Jackson-Akiwumi; Lee; Taibleson
Case ALT18 v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Court Federal Court of Australia (Australia) Date Decided 28 September 2026 Citation
Case NKHH v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Court Federal Court of Australia (Australia) Judge Yaseen Shariff (Australian Government (Attorney-General
Case Peter Nowak v PricewaterhouseCoopers and PricewaterhouseCoopers Services Court High Court (Ireland) Judge Mr Justice Rory Mulcahy (Michael D. Higgins,
Case Bilal Miah v London Ambulance Service NHS Trust Court Employment Appeal Tribunal (United Kingdom) Judge James Tayler (The Right
A published California decision holds that section 1102.5 claims may reach later retaliation described as ongoing, but individual supervisors are not personally liable.
The Ninth Circuit revived a white employee’s hostile-workplace claim while rejecting his constructive-discharge, retaliation, and equal-protection theories.
An employer obtained summary judgment because it offered a reasonable disability accommodation and the employee lacked evidence supporting her related discrimination claims.
Case Macrolend Pty Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation Court Federal Court of Australia (Australia) Date Decided 25 September 2026
Case Luther C. Parente; Eric L. Stewart v. Nelson Lefebvre, et al. Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the First
Case Robert Frank Donaci v Director of Public Prosecutions (Qld) Court Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Queensland (Australia) Date
Case Zhao v GHD Pty Ltd Court Federal Court of Australia Judge Michael Kennett (Governor-General David Hurley, 2022) Date Decided
Case Bonney v Watarra Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC (No 4) Court Federal Court of Australia Judge Bonney Date Decided 25 September