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Court papers show that U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar and his wife were indicted for allegedly accepting close to $600,000 in bribes in two schemes meant to benefit an Azerbaijani state-owned energy company and an unnamed bank based in Mexico. The indictment, returned by a grand jury on Tuesday and unsealed on Friday, alleges that the…
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In a major legal development, the city of Cleveland, Ohio, has reached a $4.8 million settlement with the family of Tamia Chappman, a 13-year-old girl who was struck and killed during a police chase back in December 2019. The settlement brings to a close a series of legal battles and investigations stemming from the tragic…
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In court on Friday, Google and the U.S. Justice Department clashed over allegations that Google’s Alphabet unit unlawfully schemed to dominate search advertising. Closing arguments were presented in a case the government asserts could shape the “future of the internet.” District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington grilled both sides with questions. Do competitive platforms such…
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Hope Hicks, a former top aide to Donald Trump, testified on Friday that he instructed her in the final days of the 2016 presidential election to deny his sexual relationship with porn star Stormy Daniels. Hicks’ testimony provided jurors with an inside look at the campaign’s damage-control efforts when Trump faced multiple accusations of unflattering…
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U.S. attorneys representing a woman who alleges her colon cancer stems from the now-discontinued heartburn drug Zantac told a Chicago jury on Thursday that pharmaceutical giants GSK and Boehringer Ingelheim were aware that improper handling of the product could lead to cancer but failed to issue warnings to the public. Mikal Watts, representing 89-year-old Angela…
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A U.S. appeals court upheld a Biden administration rule on Tuesday, requiring government contractors to pay seasonal recreational workers at least $15 an hour. The Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 ruling, stated that the president’s authority under federal law to create an “economical and efficient system” of procurement extends to…
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Johnson & Johnson announced on Wednesday that it is pushing ahead with a $6.475 billion proposed settlement for tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that its baby powder and other talc products contain asbestos and cause ovarian cancer. The deal, if approved, would resolve the lawsuits through a third bankruptcy filing of a subsidiary company.…
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A new survey has found that nearly half of law firm associates believe that law school did not adequately prepare them for practice. The survey, conducted by legal recruiting firm Major, Lindsey & Africa and legal data intelligence provider Leopard Solutions, interviewed 546 junior associates in January and February. Of those surveyed, 45% stated that…
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On Friday, a Colorado judge sentenced Jeremy Cooper, a paramedic convicted in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, to 14 months in a work-release program and four years of probation. The 23-year-old Black man died after police slammed him to the ground and put him in a chokehold at least twice. Paramedics injected him with…
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SpaceX has requested a Texas federal judge to block the National Labor Relations Board from pursuing claims alleging that the Elon Musk-led rocket maker required workers to sign illegal severance agreements. The company seeks to halt the proceedings pending the outcome of its second challenge to the agency’s structure. Late Thursday, SpaceX filed a motion…
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