The inclusion of “Jeanne du Barry,” directed by Maïwenn, is Depp’s first public embrace by the film industry since he won a bitter defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard.
Category: Decisions and Verdicts
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Jury Says Tesla Must Pay Worker $3.2 Million Over Racist Treatment
A former Tesla factory worker, who is Black, challenged a judge’s earlier award of $15 million, but came away with less in a new trial.
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Fox News Suffers Major Setback in Its Defamation Case
The judge said the case would still need to proceed to trial, for a jury to weigh whether Fox News spread false claims about Dominion Voting Systems, and to determine any damages.
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Health Plans No Longer Have to Cover All Preventive Care at No Cost. Here’s What to Know.
A ruling by a federal judge this week could set up yet another Supreme Court challenge to the Obamacare health law.
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Gladys Kessler, Judge Who Curbed Deceptive Tobacco Ads, Dies at 85
In a landmark case, she ruled that cigarette companies had been deceiving the public about the health hazards of smoking, violating racketeering laws.
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Wyoming Judge Temporarily Blocks the State’s New Abortion Ban
Wyoming’s Constitution guarantees a right to make individual health care decisions. The new ban attempts to circumvent that right by declaring that abortion is not health care.
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Fox Argues Top Executives Weren’t Involved in Voter Fraud Broadcasts
Lawyers for the company, which faces a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit, are pushing for a judge to rule in their favor before a trial.
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Three Convicted in 2018 Murder of Rapper XXXTentacion
After more than 27 hours of deliberation, a Florida jury found three men guilty of killing the rising rapper during a robbery in the parking lot of a motorcycle shop.
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Sandy Hook Families Are Fighting Alex Jones and the Bankruptcy System Itself
As the families seek more than $1.4 billion awarded by courts for Mr. Jones’s lies, a New York Times review shows he is transferring millions of dollars to family and friends, potentially out of reach of creditors.
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California Court Mostly Upholds Prop. 22 in Win for Uber and Other Gig Companies
The decision lessens the chances that gig drivers will be considered employees in the state, but it is expected to be appealed to the state Supreme Court.
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Former Goldman Banker Gets 10 Years in Prison for His Role in 1MDB Scandal
Roger Ng, who was convicted of bribery and money-laundering charges last year, was sentenced to a 10-year prison term.
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5 Key Takeaways From the Murdaugh Murders Trial
The jury began deliberating on Thursday in the case of Alex Murdaugh, a prominent South Carolina lawyer accused of murdering his wife and son.