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Does California Government Code § 844.6 Prevent Inmates from Filing Claims?
The immunity of government bodies and officials from lawsuits and claims has been a long-standing part of the law. Under the principle, federal, state, and local governments generally cannot be held liable for negligent or other wrongful acts that injure others….By: Maison Law
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Court Decision Concerning “Boneless Chicken Wings” Ignites Political Firestorm in Ohio
Readers with a keen memory of their law school torts class (or bar-exam review course) may have a recollection of rules applicable to personal injury claims arising from foreign or unexpected substances in food. Depending on the reader’s age and jurisdiction, cases distinguishing between genuinely “foreign” matter (shards of glass) and naturally occurring but unexpected…
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Game Changer: Amazon.com is Legally Responsible for Third-Party Seller Recalls (For Now)
On July 30, 2024, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a Decision and Order against Amazon, finding that Amazon is a “distributor” of third-party products, as defined by the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA), and therefore bears legal responsibility for recalls of products sold on the platform….By: Mintz
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Israel-Hamas War: White House Issues Rare Criticism of Israeli Minister Who Opposes Cease-Fire
John F. Kirby, a national security spokesman, rebuked Israel’s finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, in unusually harsh terms and accused him of being willing to sacrifice Israeli hostages.
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As Ukraine Pushes Deeper Into Russia, Moscow Sends Reinforcements
The Ukrainian police said they were evacuating people, perhaps in anticipation of a retaliatory strike, but the goal of the military operation on Russian territory remained unclear.
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After Haniyeh’s Death, Hamas Gets a Show of Support in the West Bank
After Hamas’s political leader was killed, some honored him in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where a rival Palestinian faction is dominant.
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Making House Calls to Mongolia’s Herders
Health workers travel great distances, sometimes on horseback, to provide basic services to the country’s semi-nomadic populations.
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Liverpool Sends a Message to Far-Right Rioters: Not Here
The city in northern England has a long history of protest. That tradition continued this week, with counterprotesters delivering a firm rejection of anti-immigrant violence.
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The Last Front
“The Last Front” is a first-rate calling-card movie—a medium-budget project that feels much bigger because it puts all the money on the screen, as studio executives like to say, and that will make people want to trust first-time director Julien Hayet-Kerknawi with bigger budgets moving forward. But it seems more likely that it’ll be a Dwayne Johnson action…
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The Fairy Tale Shoes: Interview With the Cast and Crew of Cuckoo
Fittingly, director Tilman Singer’s “Cuckoo” feels very much like a bird’s nest in form and theme, namely in how it finds ways to coalesce multiple disparate strands into a cohesive whole. The film sees seventeen-year-old Gretchen (Hunter Schafer) arriving in the German Alps with her father, Luis (Marton Csókás), stepmother, Beth (Jessica Henwick), and her seven-year-old…
