French courts may finally be taking years of complaints about sexual violence seriously, advocates and experts say.
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3M to Pay New Jersey Up to $450 Million for Drinking-Water Contamination
The state claimed “forever chemicals,” also known as PFAS, contaminated groundwater from an industrial park where they were used for decades.
New ‘Climate Superfund’ Laws Face Widening Legal Challenges
The Trump administration sued to block two state laws designed to force oil companies to pay the costs of climate change. Several other states are joining the fight, too.
A Quarter-Billion Dollars for Defamation: Inside Greenpeace’s Huge Loss
A pipeline company’s lawsuit against the environmental group could chill free speech, experts said. First Amendment issues are likely to figure prominently in an appeal.
Greenpeace Faces Tough Start in Trial Over Dakota Access Pipeline Protests
The environmental group, battling a multimillion-dollar lawsuit over protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline, told the North Dakota Supreme Court it can’t get a fair trial.
‘Day of Reckoning’: Trial Over Greenpeace’s Role in Pipeline Protest Begins
Energy Transfer, which owns the Dakota Access Pipeline, is seeking $300 million, a sum that Greenpeace says could bankrupt the storied environmental group.
Greenpeace Goes to Court in $300 Million Suit That Poses Bankruptcy Risk
In a closely watched case, the owner of the Dakota Access Pipeline is claiming the environmental group masterminded protests that hurt the company’s business.
What Prince Harry’s Settlement Means for Him and for Britain’s Royal Family
Harry won an apology and damages from Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids. Could the lawsuit’s end also help heal the rift with his brother, William, and his father, King Charles III?
Partial Victory for Prince Harry as Murdoch’s U.K. Tabloids Admit Unlawful Activities
Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers gave Harry an “unequivocal apology,” admitting for the first time to unlawful activities at The Sun and agreeing to pay what it called substantial damages.
Prince Harry Agrees to Last-Minute Settlement With Murdoch’s U.K. Tabloids
Harry had presented the lawsuit as a moral crusade and a legal reckoning for Rupert Murdoch’s media empire. In the end, he joined hundreds of other claimants in agreeing to avoid a full trial.