The Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the Australian government Thursday to establish a national Human Rights Act to protect the fundamental rights of individuals in Australia. In a submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, HRW noted that there have been several human rights issues that are unaddressed […] Read More
Congratulations to students in the Organizations and Transactions Clinic on a successful Autumn 2022 quarter. We highlight their work below. Source link
August 4 2017 – by Lucy Campbell Santa Clara, CA: Nearly 691,000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 pickup trucks model-year 2014, are being recalled by General Motors LLC, due to an electrical issue that can cause temporary loss of the power steering during low-speed turns. This defect can […] Read More
In July 2018, the American multinational corporation 3M settled a whistleblower lawsuit brought by the federal government alleging that the company knowingly supplied defective Combat Arms Earplugs to the US military. 3M was accused of violating the False Claims Act by selling the defective earplugs, falsifying test results and not […] Read More
The weed-killer Paraquat has been linked to increased rates of Parkinson’s disease and other serious health conditions in farmers, agricultural workers, families living near farming communities and others exposed to the toxic herbicide. Paraquat lawsuits claim Syngenta and other chemical manufacturers have not adequately warned users about the life-altering neurological […] Read More
Rhissa Ag Boula, a former rebel leader and politician in Niger, launched a movement called the Council of Resistance for the Republic (CRR) on Wednesday to oppose the junta that took power in the country after the July 26 coup. The new movement aims to restore former President Mohamed Bazoum […] Read More
Caroline Hunsicker, ’24 and Seth Goldman, ’23 Reflections On Visiting Our Detained Client For The First Time, Seth Goldman, ’23: This was my first time at a detention facility, and the experience was both difficult and important to my growth as a lawyer. We met with our client, P, to […] Read More
Flushing, NY: A bus accident involving a charter bus driven by a man who was fired by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) two years ago, has killed three people, including the driver, and injured at least 16. The city bus, a Q20, and the charter bus, which is […] Read More
Reports of serious Chantix side effects, including a possible link between use of Chantix and suicide resulted in the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issuing a black box warning for the smoking cessation drug. Chantix lawsuits have been filed, alleging patients who used Chantix were harmed by the medication. […] Read More
Case Name: In re: Automotive Parts Antitrust Litigation Case Number: No. 12-md-02311 Verdict Date: Outcome Type: Settlement Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN […] Read More
Pakistan’s Islamabad High Court rejected on Wednesday an appeal from former Prime Minister Imran Khan to suspend his conviction on corruption charges. Khan was found guilty and sentenced in an Islamabad trial court to three years prison and a fine of 100,000 PKR for making false declarations about his assets […] Read More
Can a famous brand use trademark lawsuits to chill lawful speech protected by the First Amendment? Juelsgaard Intellectual Property and Innovation Clinic students Victoria Fang (JD ’24) and Julia Laurence (JD ’24) recently filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to answer “no” to that question and protect free expression. The […] Read More
October 16 2017 – by Lucy Campbell New Orleans, LA: An oil rig on Lake Pontchartrain exploded on Sunday, October 15, 2017, critically injuring several workers on the rig while another remains missing. The rig exploded off Kenner, LA, and the Coast Guard resumed its search for the missing worker […] Read More
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) was designed to protect employees from private employers who might mismanage employee benefits plans. Among the items covered in ERISA laws are health benefits, pension plans, and employee stock ownership plans. In cases where ERISA protections are violated, employees can file […] Read More
Philips, the medical device manufacturer, is facing class-action lawsuits from consumers, including a CPAP lung cancer lawsuit, alleging the company knew about the risks associated with its CPAP and BiPAP machines a considerable time before it recalled millions of sleep machines. FREE CPAP LUNG CANCER LAWSUIT EVALUATION Send your CPAP […] Read More
ProPublica released a report Thursday revealing new details about Clarence Thomas’ history of accepting lavish gifts while serving as a US Supreme Court Justice. According to the report, Thomas failed to disclose millions of dollars worth of gifts from several multi-millionaires who shared his conservative views. The report specifically names […] Read More
On March 3, the Environmental Law Clinic filed an amicus brief on behalf of the International Council on Clean Transportation in a D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals case dealing with the EPA’s authority to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from light-duty vehicles, a category that includes cars and SUVs as well […] Read More
San Bernardino, CA:A $36.1 million personal injury settlement has been awarded to the family of a now 11-year old girl who was hit by a car while attempting to catch her school bus. The accident left her with severe injuries including fractures to her neck, arm, leg and pelvis, and […] Read More
Utah medical malpractice claims are essentially negligence claims made against doctors, hospitals or other healthcare professionals or organizations. They cover missteps like delaying treatment, giving the wrong medicine, using a defective medical device, failing to deliver a baby on time, or even just neglecting to give the patient enough information to […] Read More
Baby Formulas Similac and Enfamil have been linked to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a life-threatening condition that mostly affects premature and low-weight infants. NEC lawsuits have been filed against Abbott Laboratories and Mead Johnson for failure to warn parents and medical professionals, and that the manufacturers knew or should have known […] Read More
India Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah presented three landmark bills in India’s Parliament on Friday. The three bills would significantly shift Indian criminal law away from British colonial-era laws. The first of the three newly introduced bill was the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which seeks to replace the Indian […] Read More
Juelsgaard Intellectual Property and Innovation Clinic students Seraj Desai (JD ’24), Tanner Kuenneth (JD ’23), and Julia Laurence (JD ’24) recently submitted a comment to the Federal Trade Commission supporting the agency’s proposed ban on non-compete clauses (noncompetes) in employment contracts. The Clinic filed the comment on behalf of Stanford […] Read More
Case Name: Kendolyn Wright v. Richard Williams et al. Case Number: BC635319 Verdict Date: 2018-11-14 Outcome Type: Settlement Court: Judicate West, 1851 E. First St., Ste. 1600 Santa Ana, CA 92706 Incident Date: 2015-07-29 Plaintiff’s Complaint: Mr. Williams [defendant], an employee of Young’s Holding, Inc, was driving his 18 wheeler […] Read More
Qui tam is a law passed by Congress that allows a private individual with knowledge of fraud committed against the federal government to act as a government whistleblower and bring about a qui tam lawsuit on behalf of the US. Any situation where a company or individual has defrauded the […] Read More
Case Name: Justin Kiluk v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC Case Number: G056344 Outcome Type: Settlement Court: Superior Court of Orange County Plaintiff’s Complaint: This case involved the sale of a certified preowned […] Read More
UK’s Minister of State for Development and Africa Andrew Mitchel said he was “appalled” by human rights violations committed in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and called upon Eritrean forces to leave the country in response to a question from independent peer Lord Alton of Liverpool. The letter comes over half a […] Read More
We (winter quarter Juelsgaard Intellectual Property and Innovation Clinic students Julia Laurence (JD ’24) and Victoria Fang (JD ’24)) visited Washington, D.C. in March with Clinic director Phil Malone to attend the oral argument in Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC, a U.S. Supreme Court case in which […] Read More
The Defense Base Act (DBA) is a federal law that provides Worker’s Compensation and Death Benefits for civilian employees working outside the United States on U.S. military bases or under a contract with the U.S. government for public works or for national defense, according the United States Department of Labor. […] Read More
Surgical mesh is a medical device designed to provide support for tissue and organs that have been weakened or damaged. Among the main types of surgical mesh that are used in different surgeries is abdominal mesh, which is used to repair the abdomen following a hernia. Surgical mesh lawsuits have […] Read More
Anyone who drank and bathed in contaminated water at Camp Lejeune or Marine Corps Air Station New River in North Carolina between 1953 to 1987 and suffered injuries or death from exposure to toxic chemicals in the water can now bring a claim within two years from when the Camp […] Read More
James Joseph is JURIST’s UK Senior Editor, and was recently accepted as a Ph.D. student in the King’s College London Department of War Studies, where he will study law and the responsibility to protect. In a press release issued by The Law Society Friday it was announced that “Solicitors wishing […] Read More
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Case Name: Mariela Madariaga v Emmanuel Franco Quinteiro, et al Case Number: 2020-000069-CA-01 Verdict Date: Outcome Type: Settlement Court: 11th Judicial Circuit Miami-Dade County Florida Incident […] Read More
Roundup, a weed killer made by Monsanto, is believed to “probably” cause cancer. Recent evidence indicates that glyphosate, the active chemical in Roundup, is the probable human carcinogen. Some individuals diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and Leukemia are filing claims against the agricultural giant, which has resulted in Monsanto facing Roundup […] Read More
Recent studies have found that hair straighteners and hair relaxers contain toxic chemicals that are known to cause cancer. Increasingly, women who frequently used these products and have been diagnosed with uterine cancer or breast cancer are filing hair straightener cancer lawsuits against L’Oreal, Revlon, and other manufacturers. As well, […] Read More
Former South African president Jacob Zuma was reportedly released from prison on Friday after incumbent South African president Cyril Ramaphosa approved a remission (i.e. early release) of non-violent offenders. Zuma was sentenced to 15 months prison in July 2021 for refusing to testify before a panel that investigated financial corruption […] Read More
Lauryn Bennett, ’24, on Preparing for the Hearing: Ari Berman, ’24, and Lauryn Bennett, ’24, represented a family from Venezuela seeking political asylum. This quarter, my clinic partner and I represented a Venezuelan family seeking asylum at their virtual court hearing. Going into the hearing, I felt much calmer than […] Read More
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Riverside CA Personal Injury Lawyer Personal Injury Attorneys Personal injury claims arise when people are injured by negligent or careless acts of others, or injured by products that are defective somehow. They are liable for the injuries and may be made to pay the injured person punitive damages when someone […] Read More
Top Personal Injury Attorneys Riverside CA A personal injury attorney is a specialized lawyer who is well equipped with the knowledge of both injury laws and civil rights. An experienced personal injury attorney can easily categorize the severity of the injury of the victim along with the severity of the […] Read More
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