• Government faces legal action over "forever chemical" failings

    Eleven campaign groups, including the fire brigade union, have joined forces to take the government to court for failing to prevent pollution from chemical compounds known as PFAS. The case, due to start on August 7, says the government has “failed in its duty of care for Dutch citizens, animals and the environment by showing major shortcomings in protecting them against PFAS pollution”. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) do not occur in the environment naturally but are found in...

  • BIGHIT Music to take legal action to defend BTS against defamation

    BIGHIT MUSIC, the management company of the global K-pop superstar BTS, has announced new legal measures to safeguard the rights of the group's member

  • Britney Spears settles legal dispute with estranged father over conservatorship

    Singer’s attorney says agreement gives his client the ‘freedom’ that ‘she desired’Britney Spears and her estranged father have agreed to settle a legal dispute that continued between them even though it had been more than two years since a court terminated the conservatorship that put him in control of the US pop star’s life.Terms of the settlement between the singer of the chart-topping hit Womanizer and Jamie Spears weren’t disclosed in statements that their attorneys distributed to media...

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    Spirit Medical Transport takes legal action against city of Piqua

    Video featuring previous coverage of Springcreek Twp.'s EMS service change PIQUA, Ohio (WDTN) -- Spirit Medical Transport LLC, with the support of its attorney, sent a demand letter to the city of Piqua regarding its contract with Springcreek Township. Our partners at Miami Valley Today reported that Spirit Medical Transport demands Piqua "to enforce the []

  • Britney Spears and Her Father Settle Legal Dispute Over Conservatorship Finances

    The resolution means they avoid having to go to trial, which was set to begin in May.

  • GMB launches legal action against ‘out of control’ Amazon at Coventry warehouse

    Employment tribunal sought over claims firm tried to induce workers to leave union in long-running rowThe GMB is taking legal action against Amazon in the long-running battle for recognition at its Coventry warehouse, accusing the US firm of trying to “induce” staff to leave the union.An employment tribunal claim is being lodged on behalf of five workers at the large site, known as BHX4. Continue reading

  • Independent TD Michael McNamara to contest European elections in June

    McNamara confirmed his candidacy and announced his campaign on X today.

  • Legal action cannot be taken against protester for contempt, High Court rules

    Trudi Warner was arrested on March 27 last year for holding up a sign outside an entrance used by jurors at Inner London Crown Court.

  • Martine Croxall: News presenter to begin legal action against BBC

    Her complaint includes issues relating to age and sex discrimination and equal pay, documents reveal.

  • Tebas slams goal-line technology, Barca to take legal action

    There was much debate in the 2023-24 final El Clasico on whether Lamine Yamal's flick had crossed the line. This spurred discussion over the absence of goal-line technology in LaLiga. Despite its widespread usage in other top European leagues, LaLiga has yet to implement goal-line technology. The anticipated annual cost of $4.3 million has been There was much debate in the 2023-24 final El Clasico on whether Lamine Yamal’s flick had crossed the line. This spurred discussion over the absence of...

  • Tupac estate threatens Drake with legal action over A.I. voice on diss track

    It was probably inevitable that, of all the really big names in rap and hip-hop, the first one who’d get seriously obnoxious with A.I was going to be Drake. (It was him or Kanye West, and West’s trajectory is so weird and out of step with modern tastes right now as to make the confluence unlikely). After all, A.I. is currently ubiquitous, deeply corny, and will probably conquer us all—so what better parallel for Drake’s music could there be? Now, though, the Canadian Degrassi alum finds himself...

  • NRL player Jackson Topine launches legal action against Canterbury Bulldogs

    Māori All Star’s claim says he was forced to wrestle 30 teammatesAlleged punishment caused psychiatric injury, court documents claimNRL player Jackson Topine alleges he was forced to wrestle 30 to 35 teammates as punishment for being late to Canterbury Bulldogs training last year, causing him psychiatric injury, humiliation and fear, court documents show.The 22-year-old was released from the club in November and remains out of the NRL. He played his last match for the Bulldogs in July last year,...