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Man injured by hot tea from Starbucks awarded $50m in damages

March 17, 2025 World Justice News 0

A delivery driver who needed skin grafts after being burned when a hot tea from Starbucks spilled into his lap has been awarded $50m (£38.6m) in damages. Michael Garcia suffered third-degree burns to his genitals, […]

Donald Trump sexually abused writer E Jean Carroll, civil trial jury finds

May 9, 2023 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump has been found liable of battery and defamation, after a civil trial jury found he sexually abused writer E Jean Carroll in the 1990s. The jury rejected the rape claim but awarded the […]

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‘Time theft’ woman must pay damages to former employer after tracking software exposed ‘serious misconduct’

January 13, 2023 World Justice News 0

A women in Canada has been ordered by a civil tribunal to pay damages to her former employer for “time theft” after she was caught claiming for unworked hours by tracking software. Karlee Besse, who […]

LiquidVPN Ordered to Pay Filmmakers $14m in Copyright Damages

April 2, 2022 World Justice News 0

A group of filmmakers has won over $14 million in damages from VPN provider LiquidVPN. The default judgment finds the company guilty of copyright infringement and DMCA violations, in part by promoting the Popcorn Time […]

Court Denies Cox’s Challenge of $1 Billion Music Piracy Verdict

March 29, 2022 World Justice News 0

Cox Communications believes that key information was held back during the 2019 piracy lawsuit filed by several record labels, which led to a $1 billion verdict in their favor. While the court recognizes that some […]

Consult on damages for crime victims with convictions, court tells government

August 9, 2021 World Justice News 0

The public should be consulted on whether crime victims should be barred from getting compensation if they have an unspent conviction, judges say. The High Court ruling against the justice secretary follows a legal challenge […]

Monsanto ordered to pay $289m damages in Roundup cancer trial

August 10, 2018 World Justice News 0

Chemical giant Monsanto has been ordered to pay $289m (£226m) damages to a man who claimed herbicides containing glyphosate had caused his cancer. In a landmark case, a Californian jury found that Monsanto knew its […]

Axe murder ex-detective wins damages from Met

February 17, 2017 World Justice News 0

A former Metropolitan Police detective has won damages against the force after he was unfairly accused of perverting the course of justice. Sidney Fillery was alleged to have committed the crime while investigating the murder […]

$100 Million lawsuit against Lance Armstrong heads for trial

February 13, 2017 World Justice News 0

A federal judge on Monday cleared the way for a U.S. government lawsuit seeking nearly $100 million in damages from disgraced former professional cyclist Lance Armstrong to go to trial, according to court papers. The […]

Court Rejects Huge Damages Claim – Torrent Admin Avoids Jail

October 12, 2016 World Justice News 0

A former torrent site operator has avoided demands for years in prison and millions in damages. Instead the 25-year-old owner of private tracker SwePiracy was handed 100 hours community service and told to pay $194,000. SwePiracy […]

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Rape trial puts Norway’s royal family in unwelcome glare of public

February 1, 2026 0

When Marius Borg Høiby stands up in room 250 at Oslo district court on Tuesday, at the start of Norway’s biggest trial in years, he will have no moral support from his closest relatives. His […]

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France moves to abolish concept of marital duty to have sex

February 1, 2026 0

France is to enshrine in law the end of so-called “conjugal rights” – the notion that marriage means a duty to have sex. A bill approved on Wednesday in the National Assembly adds a clause […]

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Five-year-old detained in Minnesota ICE raid must be freed, judge rules

February 1, 2026 0

A US federal judge has ordered the release of a five-year-old boy and his father who were detained by ICE officers during a raid in Minnesota. Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo […]