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Tobacco companies proposes $32.5B settlement for Canada smoking risk cases

JURIST

billion to settle legal claims in Canada, stemming from decades of disputes. The proposal remains subject to further negotiation and court approval. A mediator, appointed by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to coordinate the tobacco-related claims and facilitate the negotiations, filed the proposed settlement arrangement.

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Insurer Spending On Lawyers Rather Than, You Know, Healthcare

Above The Law

If United Healthcare considered spending more on a cancer patient and less on lawyers to sue doctors for pointing out they didn’t spend on the cancer patient they wouldn’t be getting so thoroughly dragged online. And the ABA thinks the Supreme Court needs ethical rules.

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Federal court orders Arizona Department of Corrections to trial over inadequate healthcare

JURIST

The US District Court for the District of Arizona Friday ordered the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Recovery (ADC) to trial for failure to make agreed-upon progress toward prison healthcare reforms. The remedies and tolerance by the Court have proven ineffective. The present situation must end.

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Alabama Senate and House pass bills safeguarding IVF clinics from legal repercussions

JURIST

The Alabama House passed a bill and the state Senate unanimously passed another on Thursday that would safeguard access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) following the Alabama Supreme Court decision in LePage v. Additionally, it also prompted individuals to consider moving their frozen embryos out of Alabama to avoid legal complexities.

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UK High Court rules ban on puberty blockers is lawful

JURIST

A UK High Court ruled Monday that a ban on puberty blockers issued in May 2024 in the UK was lawful. The claim failed on all three of its grounds, with the court concluding that the secondary legislation banning puberty blockers for under eighteens was in fact, lawful. TransActual condemned the court’s decision to uphold the ban.

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26 countries support legal action against Taliban for violations of women’s rights

JURIST

Twenty-six countries expressed on Thursday their support for a legal initiative to hold the Taliban accountable at the International Court of Justice for systematic human rights violations against women and girls in Afghanistan.

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Prison Healthcare ‘Lacks Uniform Standards’

The Crime Report

Since a 1976 Supreme Court ruling , incarcerated individuals are the only group of people in the United States to have a constitutional right to health care. But, who decides what is “reasonably adequate,” particularly when the healthcare system for patients in prison lacks uniform standards?