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Big-Rig Black Boxes: They Hold the Truth After a Crash – Be Sure to Get It
Truck crash scenes reveal only part of the full story through their debris. Hidden deep within the cab of that 18-wheeler may be a crucial piece of evidence: The electronic control module (ECM), which serves as the truck’s “black box,” contains essential data that could influence the outcome of personal injury cases similar to how…
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Recent Developments in Depo-Provera Litigation: Formation and Progress of Multidistrict Litigation (MDL)
The legal landscape surrounding Depo-Provera, a long-acting injectable birth control, has entered a pivotal phase. With the growing number of lawsuits alleging that the drug caused serious brain tumors known as meningiomas, the federal judiciary has consolidated these cases into a Multidistrict Litigation (MDL). This development not only streamlines the process for affected individuals seeking…
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Mass and Toxic Tort Case Update – Asbestos
Maffei v. A.O. Smith Water Prods. Co. (In re N.Y.C. Asbestos Litigation), 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 1425 (N.Y. App. Div. 2025) – Valuing asbestos cases can sometimes be complicated but on March 13th, 2025, the NY Appellate Court gave a little clarity on what it is willing to overturn after a verdict in New York,…
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Trump Wants Saudi Arabia to Invest $1 Trillion in the U.S.
President Trump goes to the Gulf kingdom this week seeking $1 trillion worth of investments in the United States — a sum equivalent to the entire Saudi gross domestic product for a year.
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India and Pakistan Hold Talks Aimed at Extending Cease-Fire
Civilian airports were reopened and stocks jumped in both nations, signs of confidence that the agreement to halt the most alarming fighting in decades was holding.
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Pope Leo XIV Calls for News Media to Shun Divisive Language
In his first audience with journalists as the pontiff, Leo renewed pleas for a more peaceful world. He also spoke to Ukraine’s president on Monday.
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Kurdish P.K.K. Says It Will End Conflict with Turkish State
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or P.K.K., said that it would lay down its arms and disband, a decision that could reverberate in neighboring countries.
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What to Know About the P.K.K. and Its Fight Against Turkey
The Kurdish group waged a bloody insurgency against the Turkish state for four decades.
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Can These Six Artists Predict the Fate of the Art Market?
These bellwether artworks in the spring auctions this week may indicate whether a recovery is likely, after years of declining profits and high rollers.
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J.J. Abrams, Josh Holloway Reunite on Clever if Inconsistent “Duster”
Those who fell in love with “LOST” in the 2000s would have bet good money that Josh Holloway was destined to become a star. As Sawyer, the con man with a heart of gold, Holloway had that “it” that’s been making ruggedly handsome men into household names since the invention of the camera. And yet…
