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Federal Appeals Court Affirms $83.3 Million Damages Against Trump in E. Jean Carroll Defamation Case, Rejecting Presidential Immunity Argument

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New York, N.Y. — A federal appeals court affirmed on Monday that Donald Trump cannot use presidential immunity as a defense to avoid paying $83.3 million in damages to writer E. Jean Carroll. This decision upholds a jury’s award for defamation against the former president. Trump’s legal team had cited a recent Supreme Court ruling concerning presidential immunity in official actions to argue for overturning the damages awarded to Carroll. However, a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rejected this argument, concluding that the jury’s findings were justified given … Read more

Texas Court Upholds $21.3 Million Verdict for Wronged Former Police Officer, Rejecting Appeals from Local Officials

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QUITMAN, Texas — A federal judge has upheld a substantial jury award of $21.3 million for Terry Bevill, a former police officer who was found to have been wrongfully terminated and arrested. The ruling came after a trio of local officials—a judge, a prosecutor, and the sheriff—sought to overturn the jury’s decision from September 2024. In a ruling issued on Monday, U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant determined that the defendants did not present sufficient reasons to invalidate the jury’s verdict. The case underscores significant allegations of public corruption within the small community of Quitman, located … Read more

Stalking Turns Violent: Woman Lawyer Attacked with Acid After Rejecting Advances in Lucknow

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Lucknow, India — A woman lawyer was attacked with an acid-like substance in her office in Lucknow’s Hazratganj area, allegedly by a man who had stalked and harassed her for several months after she turned down his romantic advances. The suspect, Shilu Nishad, a resident of Auraiya, was taken into custody following an FIR that was filed on Sunday. According to the victim, the harassment escalated after she rejected Nishad’s proposals. He allegedly made threats to kill and sexually assault her, created fake social media profiles using her images, and bombarded her with harassing phone … Read more

Jury Delivers $22 Million Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson Despite Rejecting Mesothelioma Talc Link

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Pittsburgh, PA — In an unprecedented legal twist, a Pittsburgh jury recently decided against awarding $22 million in damages to the family of Michaeleen Lee, a woman who succumbed to malignant mesothelioma, which they alleged was caused by Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder products. While the jury ruled that the company’s products were not responsible for Lee’s illness, they still attempted to levy punitive damages against Johnson & Johnson for misrepresentation regarding the safety of its talc products. Yet, this punitive award was invalidated as it contradicted the jury’s initial findings and the specific instructions … Read more