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Trump's allies have another plan to pay 'weaponisation' victimsFormer President Trump's allies are now looking at a 1946 law to pay supporters. This comes after a planned "weaponization" fund was droppe...
Top cases on the United States Supreme Court's docketThe U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing significant cases. These cases cover voting rights, presidential authority, immigration policies, and g...
Legal checkpoints for AI agents now mission critical, say expertsLegal and policy experts are urging Indian regulators to move beyond broad AI principles and begin addressing the unique risks posed by aut...
Meta pulls ads aimed at recruiting plaintiffs for social media addiction lawsuitsAt the end of March, a Los Angeles jury found Meta and Alphabet's Google liable for a young woman's depression and suicidal thoughts afte...
Ahmedabad plane crash: Air India, Boeing may face ‘unlimited’ liability if found negligentAir India or Boeing could face unlimited damages if found negligent under international aviation law, UK legal experts said, following the ...
Air India Plane Crash: UK law firm probes liability, warns families on cremation risksFollowing the Air India plane crash that killed 241, including 53 British nationals, a UK law firm, Keystone Law, has launched an independe...
EAC-PM calls for codification of law of torts, punitive damages to victims“It is time for India to bring about protective measures, such as codifying the law of torts, similar to other nations,” a working paper by...
Decriminalize defamation? Government seeks panel’s viewCurrently, civil defamation is dealt with under the law of torts whereas criminal defamation is an offence under Section 499 of the IPC.
US court seeks response to objections over Narendra Modi's immunity for 2002 Gujarat riots case"Survivors of the horrific Gujarat massacres expect the US to uphold its own laws as well as international norms of justice."
2002 Gujarat riots: $10,000 reward for serving court summons to Prime Minister Narendra ModiThe reward will be given to the person who serves the summons and brings a pictorial and video proof that the summons have been served.
UPA's housing schemes like JNNURM and Rajiv Awas Yojana to merge; government for more private sector roleA new integrated National Housing Mission will be launched soon by merging some of UPA government's flagship housing schemes.
Sikh group challenges US district court's order against Parkash Singh BadalAn American Sikh group has challenged the dismissal of human rights violation case against the Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.
Sikh Rights group, Sikh for Justice, to challenge dismissal of Parkash Singh Badal case in USSikh for Justice in its court case alleged that Badal violated the Torture Victim Protection Act and the Alien Tort Statute in Punjab.
- US court reserves order in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case
A US judge has reserved his orders on submissions by the Congress party that the anti-Sikh riots case filed against it by a rights group.
- Defying illegal orders part of right to protest: BJP
BJP has said SC judgement against Ramdev shook the foundation of right to protest as the court invoked "contributory negligence" against pr...
- Satyam fraud: Will the auditors walk away?
The shareholders must establish that they relied on the auditors and that they suffered actual losses. Five facts about Satyam | Top Accoun...
- Price Waterhouse liability may be limited
Even as shareholders and investors plan to take Satyam Computer Services’ auditors, Price Waterhouse, to court for failing to check the all...
- Questions of insurance rise as dust settles over flyover crash
As Hyderabad comes to terms with Sunday’s flyover collapse, the victims wait for the cumbersome litigation process -running around courts t...
- Gammon may cite negligence to cut liability
Gammon India could mitigate its liabilities arising on account of the flyover collapse by citing negligence.
- Govt set to get contract farming draft
The draft legislation on contract farming, based on extensive consultations with both industry and the farm community, is likely to be subm...