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Aug. 19, 2026

Less than 1: PM Edition, August 19



This evening on Less than 1: the Palisades Fire defendant pleads not guilty to revised federal charges, Logitech faces a class action after receiving a $61 million tariff refund, a judge upholds a $2.5 million Hyundai trademark verdict, and a judge lets a trademark challenge against Atticus Labs proceed. Also: President Trump names nine new judicial nominees as the November midterms loom.

Stories mentioned in this episode:

Palisades Fire defendant pleads not guilty to revised federal charges
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/393824-palisades-fire-defendant-pleads-not-guilty-to-revised-federal-charges

Logitech faces class action after receiving $61M tariff refund
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/393820-logitech-faces-class-action-after-receiving-61m-tariff-refund

Judge upholds $2.5M Hyundai trademark verdict, grants permanent injunction
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/393815-judge-upholds-2-5m-hyundai-trademark-verdict-grants-permanent-injunction

Judge lets Atticus trademark challenge proceed
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/393803-judge-lets-atticus-trademark-challenge-proceed

(Reuters) Trump names nine new judicial nominees as November midterms loom
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-names-nine-new-judicial-nominees-november-midterms-loom-2026-08-19/

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