In a major setback for Bayer’s Monsanto, Washington State’s Supreme Court has reinstated a $185 million verdict tied to toxic chemical leaks at a Monroe school—breathing new life into a high-profile case that the company had managed to overturn once before. The decision revives a 2021 jury award to three teachers from Sky Valley Education …
The law firm famous for taking on corporate giants now finds itself defending its own name. Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, a powerhouse in class-action litigation, is fighting sanctions on two fronts — one in Seattle tied to a lawsuit against Apple and Amazon, and another in Philadelphia stemming from long-running thalidomide claims. In Seattle, U.S. …
In a ruling that may reshape a decades-old peacekeeping arm of the U.S. Justice Department, a federal judge has allowed the Trump administration to move forward with mass layoffs at the agency long known as “America’s peacemaker.” The decision clears the way for nearly all employees at the Community Relations Service (CRS) — a division …
A federal judge in Boston signaled sharp skepticism toward the Trump administration’s plan to suspend food assistance for millions of Americans as the U.S. government shutdown drags into its second month. During a tense hearing, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani questioned how federal officials could justify freezing all Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits—commonly known …
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Emaar Properties founder Mohamed Alabbar is setting his sights eastward, hinting at a potential move into China’s vast real estate landscape — but only when the time is right. “I’m very interested in China, but it’s a different world. Let them recover first,” Alabbar remarked during a panel at the Future Investment Initiative conference in …
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Abu Dhabi’s National Energy Company, TAQA, has closed the chapter on its Indian venture, selling off its entire ownership in TAQA Neyveli Power Company Private Limited for roughly $105 million (around 387 million dirhams). The buyer — MEIL Energy Private Limited, part of India’s Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Limited — now takes full control of …
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In a coordinated response to Washington’s latest policy shift, several Gulf central banks trimmed their benchmark interest rates by 25 basis points, mirroring the U.S. Federal Reserve’s move to ease borrowing costs for the second time this year. The Fed’s decision—accompanied by dissent from two policymakers—came with a cautious note from Chair Jerome Powell, who …
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An Illinois jury has found former sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson guilty of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, an unarmed 36-year-old woman who had dialed 911 for help at her Springfield home in July 2024 — a tragedy that ignited outrage and sorrow across the country. Grayson, 31, was originally charged with …
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A massive $16.1 billion judgment against Argentina for its 2012 nationalization of YPF, the country’s state energy giant, may not survive U.S. appeals court scrutiny. During a tense hearing in Manhattan, two of three appellate judges openly questioned whether the high-stakes battle should ever have landed on American soil. Argentina is fighting to undo the …
Portland’s police leadership told a federal court that the mere promise of troops marching into their city under Donald Trump’s orders transformed quiet demonstrations into nights of tension and tear gas. The testimony unfolded before U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, who is presiding over a closely watched trial that could decide whether the former president’s …
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