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The manufacturers of respirators used to protect workers from exposure to asbestos could be held liable for injuries even though their products didn't contain asbestos, the Washington Supreme Court has ruled.

Washington's Supreme Court says a lawsuit brought against respirator makers by a now-deceased shipyard worker can go forward.

A federal judge in Washington state has publicly disciplined two attorneys from a prominent plaintiffs firm for claiming unreasonable expenses while handling a securities class action.

Residents of a century-old Washington state town facing possible municipal bankruptcy because of a flurry of lawsuits will not be asked this fall if they want to dissolve the city to stop the financial drain caused by its mounting legal bills.

The actress suing Amazon.com and IMDb.com for publishing her real age on the web retailer’s popular entertainment information web site has dismissed her allegations of fraud, invasion of privacy and request for $1 million in punitive damages, but allowed her case to proceed on charges of breach-of-contract and violation of consumer protection law.

A nickel a share. That's how much Washington Mutual shareholders could receive, on average, as part of a $208.5 million proposed settlement in the lawsuit brought by a group of pension plans, investment funds and individual investors against the failed lender's former top executives, directors and others.