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The Four Components of Negligence in California Personal Injury Cases
If you’ve suffered an injury in California and you’re pursuing damages through the courts, you’ll need to familiarize yourself with the concept of negligence. The word itself refers to someone failing to exercise due care in dealing with something….By: Maison Law
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Court Grants Motion to Compel Genetic Testing of Plaintiff
Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana – The district court granted a motion to compel filed by defendant, Illinois Central Railroad Company, to take the blood sample of plaintiff Gael Garon….By: Goldberg Segalla
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Proposed Ohio Legislation Would Raise Limits on Non-Economic Damages
In September 2025, the Ohio House of Representatives introduced House Bill 447 (HB 477), which aims to increase a plaintiff’s maximum recoverable amounts of “non-economic damages” in personal injury lawsuits. Non-economic damages typically include claims for pain and suffering or mental anguish. These types of damages are inherently subjective, hard to measure, and typically decided…
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Venezuela Updates: U.S. Forces Seize Two Tankers; Rubio Lays Out Plan for American Control
After the secretary of state unveiled a proposal for managing Venezuela and the U.S. forces boarded a Russian-flagged tanker and a second ship, President Trump had a phone call with President Gustavo Petro of Colombia amid escalating tensions between the two leaders.
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Europe Tries to Come to Terms With Trump’s Intervention in Venezuela
Needing U.S. support to fend off Russia in Ukraine, European leaders have been cautious about criticizing President Trump on Greenland, Iran, Venezuela and much else.
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Buy Greenland? Take It? Why? An Old Pact Already Gives Trump a Free Hand.
Analysts say the Cold War agreement allows the president to increase the American military presence almost at will.
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Maduro Is Gone, but Repression in Venezuela Has Intensified
Security forces have boarded buses, searched phones and interrogated people, looking for evidence that they welcomed the capture of Nicolás Maduro.
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Reshuffle at Ukraine’s Intelligence Agencies Draws Criticism
Some ask whether the shake-up risks disrupting the agencies’ operations and is political in nature.
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Chaz Ebert to Guest on Steve Dale’s Booth 46 Podcast Live at Petterino’s
Today, January 7th, 2026, at 5pm CST, Chaz Ebert will join WGN’s Steve Dale for a guest appearance on his podcast, Booth 46. She will be discussing The FECK Awards that recognize individuals and companies in four categories: Forgiveness, Empathy, Compassion, and Kindness. The ceremony will take place Saturday, April 4, 2026, at the Ritz-Carlton…
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To Love Each Other: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne on “Young Mothers”
It would be hard to overstate the influence of Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne on traditions of realism in European cinema. The Belgian brothers, now in their seventies, have been making compassionate, uncompromising dramas about the social and economic conditions of modern life for nearly 40 years, approaching each with a direct, unvarnished style that’s been…
