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Can I File a Personal Injury Claim if I was Partially At Fault in the Accident?
If you were seriously injured in an accident that was someone else’s fault, you are entitled to just compensation under Florida law. But, what if you were partially at fault in the accident?…By: Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley
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Pennsylvania Court Decision Regarding Forum Non Conveniens Signals a Rare Defense Victory
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s recent decision in Tranter v. Z&D Tour Inc. is likely to ease the burden on defendants seeking dismissal based on forum non conveniens. The Tranter decision is a significant win for defendants who are often harmed by plaintiff forum-shopping to unfriendly defense venues in Pennsylvania….By: Harris Beach Murtha PLLC
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Spies, Burgers and Bombs: After a New War, Old Wounds Resurface in Tehran
A deep sense of unease has gripped Iran since American and Israeli airstrikes in June, but on a recent visit to the capital, we found that many Iranians seemed to be just trying to get by.
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‘Promises Have Not Been Kept’: What’s Behind Africa’s Youth Protests
Protesters say their anger reflects a lack of economic opportunity on a continent with the world’s youngest population.
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With Truce in Place, Hamas Pursues Bloody Crackdown on Rivals in Gaza
A video this week captured Hamas fighters in Gaza executing Palestinian rivals as the militant group tries to assert that it is still the dominant force in the territory after two years of war with Israel.
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Syria’s New Leaders Are Talking to Russia, a Former Enemy
President Ahmed al-Shara is making his first trip to Moscow, which backed the regime his rebels overthrew. Both sides have reasons to put the past aside.
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Israel Begins Burying Its Dead Hostages
With the bodies of 10 people returned from Gaza, Israelis elated by the release of hostages began mourning those who did not make it home alive.
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Is Manresa Wilds the Future of Public Parks?
A shuttered plant is reimagined as Manresa Wilds, an example of an old facility repurposed to solve a new century’s problems.
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“Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy” is a Tough but Important Watch
I don’t like spending time with John Wayne Gacy, the infamous serial killer who murdered more than 30 teen boys and very young men in the seventies, burying many of them under his house. But Peacock’s “Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy” is an important watch, exploring how ideas about masculinity enable horrible crimes like…
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Nothing Closes the Doors to Creating: Jafar Pahani on “It Was Just an Accident”
Watching “It Was Just an Accident” feels like watching director Jafar Panahi’s tortured yet graceful inner monologue around the merits of forgiveness. The Iranian filmmaker’s Palme d’Or-winning film, like his other works, was filmed without official permission from the Iranian government—a tactic that enables him to critique the authoritarian regime creatively and without censorship. It…
