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Talc Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment Based on Texas Law Granted on Appeal
Court: Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, First Department – In September 2023, the trial court denied talc defendant Colgate-Palmolive Co.’s motion for summary judgment to dismiss the complaint against it. On appeal, the First Department unanimously reversed and granted Colgate’s motion….By: Goldberg Segalla
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FDA Clarifies Distinction Between Device Remanufacturing and Servicing in Final Guidance
While the US Food and Drug Administration’s recently issued Final Guidance on Remanufacturing of Medical Devices provides clarity and attempts to reign in certain activities, the agency continues to defer enforcement for servicing performed by independent third parties….By: Morgan Lewis
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Spain, Norway and Ireland Recognize Palestinian State, Further Isolating Israel
The moves, while largely symbolic, were welcomed by Palestinians and denounced by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called them “a prize for terrorism.”
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The War Is Shifting Europe’s Politics Away From Israel
The recognition of Palestinian statehood by Spain, Ireland and Norway highlights the changing center of gravity, but there also are staunchly pro-Israel nations in Europe.
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President Macron Arrives in New Caledonia, French Territory on Brink of Civil War
New Caledonia, a French territory in the Pacific, is on the brink of civil war as pro-independence activists protest a law that would expand voting rights.
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Leads Funeral Prayers for President
State news media in Iran reported that the political leader of Hamas was in the capital for the funeral. Many foreign dignitaries attended.
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Why the ICC Prosecutor Went Public With Arrest Warrants for Hamas and Israeli Leaders
What to know about Karim Khan’s decision to seek arrest warrants for three Hamas leaders as well as Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and defense minister, Yoav Gallant.
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Cannes 2024: Marcello Mio, Parthenope, Elementary
Chiara Mastroianni really does resemble her dad. Near the beginning of Christophe Honoré’s “Marcello Mio,” she has a dream in which she looks in the mirror and sees her famous father, Marcello Mastroianni, staring back. Telling her equally famous mother, Catherine Deneuve, about the dream, Chiara remarks that she has inherited her father’s face. “You…
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Fantastic Start to Fourth Season of Evil Maintains Creepy Quality
“Doesn’t it seem like these assignments are getting weirder?” There’s no program on television more wonderfully weird than “Evil.” Even the journey of this show’s broadcast has been incredibly weird: It started on CBS, moved to Paramount+, recently dropped two seasons on Netflix that have been in the top ten for weeks, and will now…
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West Side Oratory: Judas and the Black Messiah
As I type this essay, students across the country are encamped in university quads. Protesting American Imperialism, by way of protesting their universities’ investments in war profiteers. They are most vocal about the final obliterations of Gaza. As a longtime educator and chaplain in Chicago, I have current students in those encampments, as well as…