Category Archives: Decisions and Verdicts

Chilean Judge Upholds Manslaughter Charges Against Officials Over Tsunami

Posted on May 16, 2013 by By PASCALE BONNEFOY

A judge said four government officials did not do enough after an earthquake struck to alert people about a tsunami that eventually left 156 people dead and 25 others missing.
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Posted in Bachelet, Michelle, Chile, Deaths (Fatalities), Decisions and Verdicts, Earthquakes, Fernandez, Carmen, Rosende, Patricio, Tidal Waves and Tsunamis, World news | Comments Off

Turkish Court Sees Conspiracy in Journalist’s Death

Posted on May 15, 2013 by By REUTERS

The killers of the ethnic Armenian journalist Hrant Dink did not act alone but were part of a criminal conspiracy, an appeals court ruled on Wednesday.
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Posted in Armenians, Decisions and Verdicts, Dink, Hrant, Murders and Attempted Murders, News and News Media, Turkey, World news | Comments Off

Brazilian Court Council Removes a Barrier to Same-Sex Marriage

Posted on May 15, 2013 by By SIMON ROMERO

The council ruled on Tuesday that notary publics could not refuse to perform same-sex marriage ceremonies, a decision that effectively legalizes gay marriage.
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Posted in Barbosa, Joaquim, Brazil, Decisions and Verdicts, National Council of Justice (Brazil), Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships, World news | Comments Off

Op-Ed Contributor: It’s Too Soon to Declare Victory in Guatemalan Genocide

Posted on May 14, 2013 by By VICTORIA SANFORD

There is evidence that the current president, Otto Pérez Molina, may have been involved in the same mass killings for which Efraín Ríos Montt was convicted.
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Posted in Decisions and Verdicts, Guatemala, Perez Molina, Otto, Rios Montt, Efrain, War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, World news | Comments Off

Drug Label, Maimed Patient and Test for Court

Posted on September 19, 2008 by NYT > U.S.

At issue is whether plaintiffs have the right to sue when the products that hurt them had met federal standards.

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Posted in Decisions and Verdicts, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Food and Drug Administration, Suits and Litigation, Supreme Court, Vermont, World news, Wyeth|WYE|NYSE | Comments Off