By Alex Wilts ( September 24, 2026, 00:20 GMT | Insight) -- A California federal judge signaled Wednesday that he may require more than 800,000 absent class members in an antitrust case against Juul Labs to arbitrate their claims, but he questioned whether claims by Walmart, Sheetz and McLane should be sent to courts in three other states after six years of litigation.A California federal judge signaled Wednesday that he may require more than 800,000 absent class members in an antitrust case against Juul Labs to arbitrate their claims, but he questioned whether claims by Walmart, Sheetz and McLane should be sent to courts in three other states after six years of litigation....
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