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...
10 Apr, 2026, 09.52 AM IST
When the state errs, let it compensateA Kerala man was acquitted by the Supreme Court after wrongly serving jail time in a double murder case. India currently lacks a law for co...
17 Jul, 2025, 11.28 PM IST
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 ...
18 Jun, 2025, 05.00 AM IST
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...
20 Mar, 2023, 06.06 PM IST
Statement made by a minister cannot be attributed vicariously to govt: SCA five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice S A Nazeer said no additional restrictions against free speech can be imposed except thos...
04 Jan, 2023, 04.15 PM IST
Johnson & Johnson asks high court to void $2B talc verdictAt the root, Johnson & Johnson argues that the company didn't get a fair shake in a trial in state court in Missouri that resulted in an in...
31 May, 2021, 03.22 PM IST
Scientist Swati Piramal turns poet for the newly-wed JindalsScientist Swati Piramal turned poet for the newly-wed Jindals. This poem was one of the personalised gifts she gave the pair.
30 May, 2016, 10.03 AM IST
Lower courts settled nearly 21,000 cases last month pending for a decadeIn a written reply, Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda had informed Lok Sabha in December last year that the subordinate courts settled 1,901...
22 May, 2016, 01.25 PM IST
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."
21 Nov, 2014, 01.52 PM IST
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.
27 Sep, 2014, 08.01 AM IST
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.
20 May, 2013, 11.10 AM IST
- US court to hear human rights violation case against Parkash Singh Badal
Badal's attorney Attorney Michelle Jacobs has sought dismissal of the case saying Badal was not served the summons in August last year when...
19 Feb, 2013, 11.27 AM IST
- 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.
19 Jul, 2012, 11.49 AM IST
- 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...
10 Jan, 2009, 09.45 AM IST
- 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...
09 Jan, 2009, 01.08 AM IST
- 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...
15 Sep, 2007, 01.44 AM IST
- Gammon may cite negligence to cut liability
Gammon India could mitigate its liabilities arising on account of the flyover collapse by citing negligence.
14 Sep, 2007, 02.52 PM IST