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Who Will Pay for LA Fire Damages? Navigating the Complexities

20th January 2025
Who Will Pay for LA Fire Damages? Navigating the Complexities. By January 2025, wildfires had already wreaked havoc across Southern California, igniting alarm over who will ultimately bear the costs of the devastating damages. The flames, exacerbated by an unusually dry winter, ferocious Santa Ana winds reaching up to 100 miles per hour, and a […]
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Russian court has ordered the Austrian bank Raiffeisen to pay damages amounting to 2 billion euros.

20th January 2025
Russian court has ordered the Austrian bank Raiffeisen to pay damages amounting to 2 billion euros. A Russian court has ordered Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International, the largest Western bank operating in Russia, to pay over 2 billion euros ($2.1 billion) in damages. This landmark decision highlights the risks associated with conducting business in Russia. In […]
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Caltech and Johns Hopkins University Reach Resolution in Financial Aid Litigation

20th January 2025
Caltech and Johns Hopkins University Reach Resolution in Financial Aid Litigation. The California Institute of Technology and Johns Hopkins University have both reached preliminary agreements in the ongoing federal antitrust lawsuit that accuses a consortium of elite universities of conspiring to manipulate the financial aid amounts offered to students. As per court documents, Caltech has […]
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Trump announces "DOGE" advisory group, attracting instant lawsuits

20th January 2025
Trump announces "DOGE" advisory group, attracting instant lawsuits. US President Donald Trump has formally declared the establishment of an advisory committee focused on implementing significant reductions within the US government, which has already prompted immediate legal challenges regarding its activities. This committee, referred to as the Department of Government Efficiency, or "Doge," is co-led by […]
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Clifford Chance's legal action against SocGen to proceed in London, as determined by the ruling of the appeal court, which upheld the decision on Monday.

20th January 2025
Clifford Chance's legal action against SocGen to proceed in London, as determined by the ruling of the appeal court, which upheld the decision on Monday. Clifford Chance's legal action against Societe Generale regarding the law firm's representation of the French bank in a $483 million gold transaction dispute is permitted to proceed in London, as […]
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"DIVORCE DAY IS JUST A MYTH"

20th January 2025
D-Day happened once on 06 June 1944. The Normandy Landings or Operation Neptune was a military campaign of global significance which cost thousands of lives. In recent years, a mythical D-Day has been propagated and cynically pitched to people at Christmas. This is Divorce-Day. The first working day after the Christmas holiday on which, supposedly, […]
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Joe Biden Issues Sweeping Preemptive Pardons to Shield Trump Adversaries

20th January 2025
Joe Biden Issues Sweeping Preemptive Pardons to Shield Trump Adversaries. President Joe Biden, 82, has granted preemptive pardons to several prominent figures who have been vocal critics of President-elect Donald Trump, offering them protection from potential politically motivated prosecution. The list of individuals receiving pardons includes Dr. Anthony Fauci, General Mark Milley, and members of […]
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FTC Sues PepsiCo for Alleged Price Discrimination in Walmart Deal

20th January 2025
FTC Sues PepsiCo for Alleged Price Discrimination in Walmart Deal. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit against PepsiCo, accusing the company of illegal price discrimination by offering unfair pricing advantages to one major retailer. According to the FTC, this practice harmed competition and violated antitrust laws. FTC's Allegations Against PepsiCo The FTC […]
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Menendez brothers' resentencing postponed due to LA fires

20th January 2025
Menendez brothers' resentencing postponed due to LA fires. A hearing to assess whether the Menendez brothers should be resentenced more than thirty years after the murder of their parents has been delayed due to the ongoing wildfires in the Los Angeles area. Initially set for later this month, the hearing for Erik and Lyle Menendez […]
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Gaza ceasefire has now started, but for how long?

19th January 2025
Gaza ceasefire has now started, but for how long? The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, which officially came into effect at 11:15 a.m. (4:15 a.m. ET) on Sunday, has been a significant development in the ongoing conflict that has left thousands dead and displaced millions. This truce, however, is far from guaranteed to […]
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