Judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit weighed the constitutionality of Idaho’s law that makes it illegal for an adult to help a girl obtain an abortion across state lines, spending much of a hearing Tuesday trying to pinpoint precisely what conduct the statute prohibits. Idado’s…

‘Incredible and Gross Negligence’: Pa. Federal Judge Sanctions Ikea for Destroying Evidence | The Legal Intelligencer Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2024/05/07/incredible-and-gross-negligence-pa-federal-judge-sanctions-ikea-for-destroying-evidence/ Ikea store in White Marsh, MD. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM NEWS Brody ruled that Ikea’s deletion of four email accounts significantly prejudiced the plaintiffs, and the company’s “conduct and strategy…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s agressive enforcement of alleged fraud must be examined to ensure the agency deters wrongdoing without violating the due process rights of publicly traded companies, Republican lawmakers said Tuesday in support of their legislation to protect respondents in SEC proceedings. The proposed 2024 Due Process…

Residents Sue Hallandale Beach Over Contract Affecting Waterfront Property | Daily Business Review Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/dailybusinessreview/2024/05/07/broward-litigators-gear-for-oral-arguments-in-contract-fight-with-city/ Oliver Birman, a litigation partner at Perlman, Bajandas, Yevoli & Albright. Courtesy photo The case pits residents against Hallandale Beach, which allegedly broke a contract in a manner detrimental to land values. May…

Lebanon’s real GDP contracted by 34% between 2018 and 2022, according to the World Bank in February, wiping out more than 15 years of economic growth. In October 2019, the country’s currency, banks, and public debt collapsed and the Beirut Port explosion in 2020 merely compounded an already grave situation.…

A report by Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings looks at whether climate change litigation will impact oil and gas companies in the same way earlier rounds of lawsuits had on the tobacco, asbestos and opioids industries. Litigation over climate change has quadrupled over the past decade, rising to about 2,410 in 2023 versus…