Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay nearly $19 million in damages by a California to a mesothelioma victim The company has proposed a $8.9 billion settlement to end tens of thousands of cases and stop new ones from coming through The stock declined at the news, but gained 6% at the upbeat Q2 …
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I cannot describe how heartbreaking I feel when I read comments on Divorced Girl Smiling like this one, that unveil the brutal pain of divorce: How do you shake the “never want to wake up” feeling? I’m so miserable. Every single day is pain and I just want to give up. Before I …
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Related Practices & Jurisdictions In its 2023 snapshot report (the Climate Litigation Report), the London School of Economics’ Grantham Institute found that climate litigation continues to grow, with 190 new cases filed in the last 12 months, including cases filed in new jurisdictions Bulgaria, China, Finland, Romania, Russia, Thailand and Turkey. Although the Grantham Institute …
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The Court of Appeal has ruled that interpreter fees can be recovered from defendants, in a landmark judgment affecting many other cases stayed pending a decision. Lord Justice Stuart-Smith ruled in Santiago v Motor Insurers’ Bureau that the interpreter’s fee should be regarded as a disbursement and was therefore recoverable. The court regarded the case …
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Insolvency specialists Begbies Traynor said the amount of companies going bust could keep rising all the way into 2024, but the growth will be steady rather than a sudden jump. Profit grew to £6 million last year at the restructuring business last year, as more large firms used its services. Among the insolvencies handled by …
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Your divorce isn’t even final yet, and he has a new girlfriend already. Here she is, all smiles, happy and glowing. Her hair is perfect. Her nails are always done, even her toenails look good. This girl has prepped to the hilt. She’s still in that new relationship phase when she’s got to look perfect …
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A new report has detailed an “explosion” in legal challenges against corporate climate commitments, claims about product attributes, overstated investments or support for climate action, and failure to disclose climate risks, with case numbers almost trebling since 2020. According to a new analysis from the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at …
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