Supreme Court Allows Wounded Soldier to Sue Contractor
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a soldier injured in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan can proceed with a lawsuit against the government contractor responsible for his security. This decision revives a veteran's claim for war injuries.
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Supreme Court Finds Soldier Injured in Suicide Bombing Can Sue
An American soldier was injured in a 2016 suicide bombing in Afghanistan. The justices cleared the way for the soldier to proceed with a lawsuit against a military contractor.
By Abbie VanSickle
Read full article →Supreme Court allows soldier to sue contractor over suicide bombing
The ruling will make it easier for troops hurt in combat zones to win damages as contractors become a larger part of military operations around the world.
By Justin Jouvenal
Read full article →US supreme court sides with Michigan in its fight to shut down ageing pipeline
The case is part of a messy legal dispute about a section of the Line 5 energy pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel The supreme court on Wednesday sided with Michigan in ruling that the state’s lawsuit seeking to shut down a section of an ageing pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel will stay in state court. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote for a unanimous court that the Enbridge energy company waited too long to try to move the case to federal court. Continue reading...
By Associated Press
Read full article →U.S. Supreme Court rules for Michigan in its fight to shut down an aging energy pipeline
Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote for a unanimous court that the Enbridge energy company waited too long to try to move the case to federal court.
Read full article →Supreme Court rules for Michigan in its fight to shut down an aging energy pipeline
Read full article →Doctor can’t be prosecuted for choosing medically valid procedure without proof of consent tampering: Supreme Court quashes case
A key aspect of the case was the opinion of a Medical Board constituted pursuant to directions of the High Court. The Board examined the medical records and histopathology reports and concluded that the removed testicle was small, cystic, dysplastic, and exhibited focal fibrosis.
By VATSAL CHANDRA
Read full article →SC urged: Compel Marcos to undergo medical, drug exams
MANILA, Philippines — Former Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez has urged the Supreme Court to compel President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to undergo a physical and mental examinations, including a drug test, citing what he described as signs of a “worsening” health condition. Alvarez, together with Virgilio Garcia, Juan Raña, and Raymundo Junia, filed a petition for mandamus
By postie
Read full article →SC to Marcos: Answer medical test petition
The Supreme Court has directed President Marcos to answer a petition seeking to compel him to undergo physical and mental examinations, including a hair follicle drug test.
By Daphne Galvez
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