Recent Updates
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Court: Amazon customers can sue over lack of toxic warnings
Law Review 06/16/2022The California Supreme Court has left intact a ruling that allows customers to sue Amazon.com for failing to warn buyers that some products it sells may contain hazardous substances such as mercury. The court in its decision Wednesday denied a reques...
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US judge dismisses Cristiano Ronaldo rape lawsuit in Vegas
U.S. Court Watch 06/13/2022A Nevada woman has lost her bid in a U.S. court to force international soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo to pay millions of dollars more than the $375,000 in hush money she received after claiming he raped her in Las Vegas in 2009.U.S. District Judge Jen...
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North Carolina repeat offender pleads guilty to wire fraud
Law Review 06/10/2022A North Carolina man has admitted stealing mail from residential mailboxes and using stolen information to commit wire fraud, a federal prosecutor said.Soheil Akhavan Rezaie, 37, entered his guilty plea Tuesday before a U.S. magistrate judge in Charl...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court says COVID records can be released
Legal Compliance 06/07/2022A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday said the state health department can release data on coronavirus outbreak cases, information sought two years ago near the beginning of the pandemic.The court ruled 4-3 against Wisconsin Manufacturers &...
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No state charge for billionaire Sanford in child porn probe
U.S. Court Watch 05/28/2022The South Dakota attorney general’s office has declined to file charges against billionaire T. Denny Sanford following an investigation into possible possession of child pornography, saying it found no “prosecutable offenses” within...
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Kansas Supreme Court upholds Republican congressional map
U.S. Court Watch 05/18/2022Kansas’ highest court on Wednesday upheld a Republican redistricting law that makes it harder for the only Democrat in the state’s congressional delegation to win reelection in a big victory for the GOP.The state Supreme Court declined fo...
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Accountant avoids prison time in college admissions scandal
Legal Compliance 05/14/2022An accountant who worked for the consultant at the center of the college admissions bribery case has avoided prison for his role in the sweeping scheme.U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani on Friday sentenced Steven Masera, 72, to time already se...
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Man denies killing mother at sea to inherit family’s estate
Law Journals 05/11/2022A 28-year-old man who was rescued from a raft off the coast of New England in 2016 after his boat sank pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he killed his mother at sea to inherit the family’s estate.Nathan Carman was arraigned in federal cou...
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Ruling revives challenge to Chicago’s ticketing fines, fees
U.S. Court Watch 05/07/2022An appeals court on Friday revived a lawsuit accusing the city of Chicago of overcharging fees and fines for resident vehicle stickers and parking violations.The suit now goes back to Cook County Court. A county judge previously dismissed the case, w...
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CDC restates recommendation for masks on planes, trains
U.S. Court Watch 05/03/2022U.S. health officials on Tuesday restated their recommendation that Americans wear masks on planes, trains and buses, despite a court ruling last month that struck down a national mask mandate on public transportation.Americans age 2 and older should...
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Singapore court dismisses final appeal of disabled Malaysian
Legal Compliance 04/25/2022The Singapore Court of Appeal on Tuesday dismissed a last-minute legal challenge filed by the mother of a mentally disabled Malaysian man in an attempt to halt his execution for drug trafficking.The dismissal of the motion clears the way for the exec...
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Arizona judge nixes suit that wants Trump backers off ballot
Legal Compliance 04/23/2022A judge in Phoenix has dismissed lawsuits seeking to disqualify three Republican lawmakers from this year’s ballot because they participated in or helped organize the Jan. 6, 2021, rally in Washington that led to an unprecedented attack on Cong...