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Court Grants Boiler Manufacturer’s Motion to Strike Punitive Damages Under Maritime Law
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California – Plaintiff Vernon Armstrong alleges he developed lung cancer from asbestos exposure during his Navy service, under claims for negligence, strict liability, maritime negligence, maritime strict liability, and contractor liability, as well as punitive damages for the defendant’s alleged willful and/or reckless failure to warn…
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California Jury Returns Asbestos Verdict For Auto Parts Companies
Court: Calif. Super., Los Angeles Co. – Plaintiff, Ronald Carpenter, filed suit against various defendants, claiming his lung cancer was caused by exposure to asbestos from their products. Carpenter alleged various exposures, including as a child when his father worked with asbestos-containing automobile parts……By: Goldberg Segalla
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Netanyahu Squanders His Moment to Halt the War in Gaza
Israel’s leader is now pushing for an “all or nothing” deal with Hamas. He has not made the compromises needed to make it happen.
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A Weakened Hezbollah Resists Pressure to Give Up Its Weapons
The Lebanese militant group has lost much of its power since the recent war with Israel. But it is balking at demands to surrender whatever is left of its once formidable arsenal.
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El Salvador’s Leader Is Autocrat to Some, Godsend to Others
Lawmakers approved constitutional changes abolishing term limits and allowing President Nayib Bukele to stay in power indefinitely. Why now?
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More than 140 African Migrants Feared Dead In Boat Disaster Near Yemen
The vessel capsized along a heavily traveled but treacherous route for Africans transiting the war-torn country to find work in the rich Gulf states.
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Russian Nuclear Submarine Base Was Damaged in Earthquake, Satellite Images Show
The Rybachiy base, which hosts nuclear-powered submarines from Russia’s Pacific Fleet, lies in a cove about 80 miles from the powerful earthquake that struck near the Kamchatka peninsula last week.
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Apple TV+, Seth Rogen Continue Hot Streaks with Second Season of “Platonic”
If Seth Rogen wants to dial the Meta Meter to 11, maybe we’ll see Rogen’s character of Will from “Platonic” crossing over to appear on an episode of “The Studio,” where he can host a premiere party at a brewery in the Arts District of downtown Los Angeles for a new movie from Continental Studios,…
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San Diego Comic-Con 2025: Aliens and Activations
When I first attended SDCC, I was a fan, but I hadn’t joined cosplay fandom. This year, inspired by a sale at Her Universe, I bought two Star Trek dresses that I fitted down several sizes to wear on Wednesday and Friday. On Sunday morning, I was finishing up three costumes to celebrate a new…
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Fraudulent Scientific Papers Are Rapidly Increasing, Study Finds
A statistical analysis found that the number of fake journal articles being churned out by “paper mills” is doubling every year and a half.
