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A Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday slashed a $2.25 billion U.S. verdict against Bayer to $400 million for a Pennsylvania man who said he developed cancer from exposure to the company's Roundup weedkiller.
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Trump's appeal of hush money verdict to focus on Stormy Daniels testimony
Legal ·On appeal, Trump's lawyers will likely argue that Daniels' testimony about a Lake Tahoe hotel encounter involving unprotected sex and a spanking went into too much detail.
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Trump blasts his trial judges. Then his fans call for violence.When Donald Trump attacks the integrity of judges hearing cases against him, his followers often respond with posts urging that the jurists be beaten, tortured and killed.
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— Twenty-five law clerks said they have been forced to be "passive observers" of Israel’s assault on Gaza or face being fired if they engaged publicly in political activity.
— Illinois will switch to the NextGen Bar Exam in 2028, as the revamped exam continues to gain traction among states.
— Elon Musk’s lawyer Alex Spiro beat a sanctions bid in a defamation lawsuit against his client.
Columbia University settles lawsuit over campus safety amid protests
Litigation ·Columbia University will provide safety escorts and take other steps to protect its students, to settle a lawsuit claiming its campus had become unsafe during recent pro-Palestinian protests.
US judicial panel proposes stronger amicus brief financial disclosures
Government ·A federal judicial panel on Tuesday advanced a proposal that would strengthen the judiciary's rules governing the disclosure of who funds friend-of-the-court briefs by outside groups advocating for a position in court cases.
Biden imposes sweeping asylum ban at US-Mexico border
World · · agoU.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday instituted a broad asylum ban on migrants caught illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, a major enforcement move in the run-up to November elections that will decide control of the White House.
Court skeptical of challenge to New Jersey temporary worker wage law
Employment ·A federal appeals court on Tuesday seemed unlikely to block a novel New Jersey law requiring businesses to pay temporary workers provided by staffing agencies the same wages and benefits as full-time employees who do similar jobs.
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A defendant's guide to the plaintiffs' trial playbook: strategies and countermeasures
District court "bumps-up" D&O insurers' coverage defense: Long-running saga continues