( May 29, 2026, 11:49 AM EDT) -- SPOKANE, Wash. — Finding that a hospital plausibly alleged that it had experienced a partial suspension of its operations during the COVID-19 pandemic due to a government order, a Washington federal judge on May 28 denied the government’s motion to dismiss the hospital’s complaint seeking payment of a tax refund of more than $11.5 million representing employee retention tax credits (ERCs) provided for by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act....