( April 6, 2026, 2:49 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A federal judge in Washington on April 3 refused to reconsider his ruling last month that granted an employment practices liability insurer’s motion to dismiss a breach of contract lawsuit brought by the owner and operator of several Potbelly Sandwich Shop restaurants, holding that the Washington Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Branson v. Washington Fine Wine & Spirits, LLC “does not materially affect” his finding that there is no coverage owed for an underlying putative class alleging the insured violated the Washington Equal Pay and Opportunities Act....