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France’s highest court dismissed an appeal Tuesday from Lafarge, a French building materials manufacturer, seeking to drop charges of complicity in crimes against humanity. ” The court also dropped the charges relating to endangering the lives of its employees in violation of Article 233-I of the Criminal Code.
The City of Buffalo, New York Tuesday filed a complaint against major gun manufacturers for fueling gun violence through their business practices. The case is in the Supreme Court for the State of New York in Erie County. The complaint identifies the gun manufacturers as “ghost gun defendants.”
Three NGOs Friday filed a lawsuit in France against three defense manufacturers for allegedly aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity in Yemen. We’re hoping that French courts can play a role in starting to fill the current cavernous accountability gap in Yemen.
A federal judge in Boston Friday dismissed the Mexican government’s $10 billion lawsuit against major US gun manufacturers that sought to hold them responsible for illegal trafficking of guns into Mexico. A victory for US gun manufacturers, the decision by Chief Judge F.
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French building materials manufacturer Lafarge and its Syrian subsidiary Tuesday pleaded guilty in a New York federal court to conspiring to provide material in support of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and the al-Nusrah Front (ANF). Both ISIS and ANF are designated foreign terrorist organizations in the US.
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The Supreme Court of Texas Friday ruled to uphold a state ban that “prohibits the processing and manufacturing of smokable hemp products.” ” In response to this argument, the trial court permanently enjoined the Texas Department of State Health Services from enforcing the ban. .”
A European Union court Wednesday upheld a ruling that Google violated European Union (EU) competition rules. While the General Court largely upheld a European Commission (EC) decision that Google engaged in anti-competitive practices, the court lowered the previously imposed €4.3 A lower court upheld the fine of €4.3
The Oklahoma Supreme Court reversed Tuesday a $465 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) for public nuisance through its prescription opioid marketing campaign in the state. The Court applies the nuisance statutes to unlawful conduct that annoys, injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, health, or safety of others.
The world's largest flooring manufacturer has sued 3M Co., in Georgia state court, alleging the chemical manufacturers lied about the dangers of so-called "forever chemicals" in order to trick the company into purchasing their products. du Pont de Nemours and Co., The Chemours Co., and Daikin America Inc.
The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued an injunction against various generic pharmaceutical companies, preventing them from manufacturing or selling Valsartan and Sacubitril tablets used to treat cardiovascular diseases. These all are generic pharmaceutical companies manufacturing or selling Valsartan and Sacubitril.
The US Supreme Court refused to block Illinois’ assault weapon and high-capacity magazine ban on Thursday. This decision comes after the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit allowed the ban to go into effect in November. ” The court also declined to block the ban in May. 50 caliber rifle and certain pistols.
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit vacated a preliminary injunction on Friday against the Illinois assault weapon ban passed earlier this year. Circuit Judge Diane Wood authored the 2-1 majority opinion of the court. However, the Illinois Supreme Court reversed this ruling in August.
A German court Tuesday rejected a lawsuit filed by environmental group Deutsche Umwelthilfe intended to bar Mercedes-Benz from selling cars with combustion engines that emit greenhouse gases after 2030. ” The organization believes that “[o]nly higher courts will clarify this fundamental question.”
Gaulkin & Esther Petrikovsky Last week, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in FDA v. To the manufacturers chagrin, FDA squarely rejected approximately 1.2 The Supreme Court overruled the Fifth Circuit, holding that FDA had not acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner. By Andrew J. Hull & David B.
The first plaintiff scheduled to go to trial against drug manufacturers for the heartburn medication Zantac Tuesday dropped his suit. ranitidine) caused him to develop esophageal cancer, told the court and drug manufacturers that he intended to file a notice of voluntary dismissal.
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled on Thursday that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ( ATF) lacked authority to adopt a final rule aimed at limiting “ghost guns,” weapons parts kits that can be put together to create a firearm without having to register it. Circuit Judge Kurt D.
The Federal Court of Canada delivered a decision on Thursday overturning the federal government’s order to list plastic-manufactured items (PMIs) under Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act 1999 (CEPA). One of the bill’s changes was to repeal and replace Schedule 1 of the CEPA with PMIs included.
The US Court of Appeal for the Fifth Circuit blocked an appeal Friday from Texas gun owners and state Attorney General Ken Paxton seeking judicial approval of a Texas gun law that exempts the state from federal firearm silencer regulations. Standing is a doctrine that courts require for an individual’s grievance to be heard.
The Constitutional Court of Moldova on Thursday struck down a law passed in December that sought to provide the Russian language with legal protections alongside the Moldovan state language. Furthermore, the law required all goods manufactured in Moldova to be labeled in Russian next to Moldovan. Because of this, No.
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Friday upheld the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) rule on drone identification. The rule requires drone manufacturers to begin producing drones with remote ID. ” The FAA has compared remote ID to a “digital license plate.” lots of them.
In a 5 t-4 vote, the US Supreme Court granted a request on Tuesday to temporarily stay a ruling by the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas that vacated a rule regarding “ghost guns” from the Bureau of Alchohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The case involves a challenge to the ATF’s rule.
A jury for the US District Court for the Northern District of California awarded Comet Technologies $40 million in damages on Wednesday, finding that a rival company had misappropriated trade secrets on equipment used in the manufacturing of semiconductor chips. Comet had sought compensatory damages of $32.5
Kronstadt), the Court granted the Defendant’s motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s indirect patent infringement claims for failure to sufficiently allege Defendant “made” the accused product. Plaintiff had argued that using the patented methods in the design process, which guides the subsequent manufacturing process, is sufficient to state a claim.
The US District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled on Tuesday that Turkey cannot reclaim possession of the “Guennol Stargazer,” a 6,000-year-old marble idol owned by hedge fund billionaire Michael Steinhardt.
The Allahabad High Court Friday granted bail to Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan in the case concerning the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Earlier on September 9, the Supreme Court of India granted bail to Kappan in his UAPA case. Judge Dinesh Kumar Singh observed that “except for allegations of Rs.
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” Charges against the four include manufacturing firearms and narcotics, as well as training personnel in the manufacture and use of weapons. The suspects were said to be Neo-Nazis who formed an extreme right-wing group and manufactured weapons by 3D printing.
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The appellate division of the Seoul Central District Court ordered on Thursday that the Japanese corporation Nippon Steel pay 100 million won to the four children of a Korean citizen who was a victim of forced labor in Japan during the Second World War, local media reported. They previously demanded 200 million won.
gun companies fight Mexicos lawsuit at the Supreme Court; The lawsuit seeks to hold U.S. firearms manufacturers accountable for gun violence in Mexico, saying the companies knowingly market to cartels”: Mary Beth Sheridan and Ann E. “U.S. Marimow of The Washington Post have this report.
“Supreme Court Again Lets Biden’s Limits on ‘Ghost Guns’ Stand; After the justices temporarily revived the regulations in August by a 5-to-4 vote, lower courts nonetheless let two manufacturers continue to sell the weapons”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.
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