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The Ninth Circuit on Monday gave the U.S. Forest Service the go-ahead to build temporary logging roads to thin trees in a Washington national forest, ruling that the project would not result in a net increase in roads and would not threaten woodpecker habitats.

A Washington tribe's attorney on Monday gave a peek into its internal deliberations with BNSF Railway Company over how many of its trains could travel over its tribal land, testifying that BNSF was trying to corner them into a deal that would leave them with less money and less control over their own land.

Michigan-based Sterling Bancorp Inc. has agreed to plead guilty to securities fraud and pay $27.2 million in restitution for filing false securities statements relating to its 2017 initial public offering and annual corporate financial reports.

Testimony related to the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community's treaty rights can be introduced during trial in a case alleging that BNSF Railway Co. willfully violated the tribe's easement agreement by shipping crude oil across reservation land, a Washington federal judge ruled Tuesday.

A Washington federal judge and self-described Soundgarden fan on Tuesday urged the surviving members of the band and the widow of singer Chris Cornell to resolve their legal fight over Cornell's unreleased recordings without letting the dispute tarnish the band's legacy.

The spouse of a construction worker who died during the expansion of Seattle's convention center has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Washington state court against the contractors behind the project, alleging failure to safeguard against hazardous conditions.

The Washington State Supreme Court on Thursday considered whether discharging a debt in bankruptcy affects the statute of limitations to foreclose on a lien securing the debt in a dispute between lenders and a homeowners' association over a home that was left abandoned and run down.

DoorDash, Grubhub and Uber Eats told a federal judge that a Washington Supreme Court ruling preserving Instacart's suit over a Seattle delivery gig worker ordinance bolstered their claim against New York City's cap on commissions charged to restaurants.

A trial court needs to determine if Seattle's ordinance mandating COVID hazard pay for Instacart and other delivery gig workers overstepped the city's authority, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled Thursday, noting there had been no discovery in the case.

A certified class of transgender individuals and their parents are seeking a court injunction to block Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois from denying coverage for gender dysphoria-related treatments, now that a Washington federal judge has ruled in favor of the class in their discrimination lawsuit against the insurer.