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Israel Enters Legal ‘Twilight Zone’ With Investors on EdgeIsrael Enters Legal ‘Twilight Zone’ With Investors on Edge

(Bloomberg) — Investors and lawyers in Israel are weighing their next steps as they fret over a new law that weakens the power of judges and has deepened uncertainty for the country’s $520 billion economy.

Changes To “De Minimis” Shipping Will Likely Have Effects Beyond China And RussiaChanges To “De Minimis” Shipping Will Likely Have Effects Beyond China And Russia

Changes may be coming to the “de minimis” exception under Section 321 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, which allows goods valued less than $800 to enter the United States free of duty and taxes, and generally free from formal review, when shipped to individual consumers.

Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Representatives Neal Dunn (R-FL) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) introduced the Import Security and Fairness Act (“the Act”) on June 15, 2023, the most recent of several legislative efforts proposing changes to the “de minimis” threshold. The Act would make goods sourced from perceived

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OceanGate Letter Convinced Company to Let Employee Go on Titan: DocsOceanGate Letter Convinced Company to Let Employee Go on Titan: Docs

The company that owns the rights to the Titanic is lobbing new allegations against OceanGate.
RMS Titanic Inc. said it let Paul-Henri Nargeolet use the sub because of now-disputed safety claims.
Legal counsel to OceanGate rejected that characterization in comments to Insider.

The world’s preeminent authority on the Titanic shipwreck was permitted to join the ill-fated Titan dive on OceanGate’s false promises of top-tier safety, a new legal filing alleges.

Paul-Henri Nargeolet, a 77-year-old French submersible

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McCulloch and others (Appellants) v Forth Valley Health Board (Respondent) (Scotland) – UKSCBlogMcCulloch and others (Appellants) v Forth Valley Health Board (Respondent) (Scotland) – UKSCBlog

This case is concerned with the extent to which a doctor is required, under the duty of care owed to a patient, to inform the patient about alternative possible treatments to the one that is being recommended.

In Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board [2015] UKSC 11 (“Montgomery”), the Supreme Court held that a doctor is under a duty to take reasonable care to ensure that the patient is aware of any material risks involved in any recommended treatment, and of any reasonable alternative or variant treatments. Following that decision, the main issue in this case is what test should be

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Yankees star Aaron Judge did not consider legal action after Dodger Stadium toe injuryYankees star Aaron Judge did not consider legal action after Dodger Stadium toe injury

NEW YORK — Aaron Judge has reached a verdict.

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The Yankees captain told the New York Daily News that he is not considering taking legal action against the Los Angeles Dodgers after he tore a ligament in his right big toe on June 3 while making a spectacular catch at Dodger Stadium. Judge crashed through the chain-link bullpen fence in right field on the play and smashed his toe against an exposed concrete step that divides the bullpen and the field.

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“Nah, no need,” Judge said when asked about a potential lawsuit.

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The News asked Judge about

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R (on the application of Officer W80) v Director General of the Independent Office for Police Conduct and others [2023] UKSC 24. – UKSC BlogR (on the application of Officer W80) v Director General of the Independent Office for Police Conduct and others [2023] UKSC 24. – UKSC Blog

W80, an armed police officer, shot Jermaine Baker dead in a police operation. Mr Baker was implicated in a plot to snatch two individuals from custody. The police had intelligence that the plotters would be in possession of firearms. W80’s account was that during the intervention, Mr Baker’s hands moved quickly up to a shoulder bag on his chest. Fearing for his life and those of his colleagues, W80 fired one shot. No firearm was found in the bag, but an imitation firearm was in the rear of the car.

An investigation was conducted by the Independent Office for Police

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Swing state Republicans bleed donors and cash over Trump’s false election claimsSwing state Republicans bleed donors and cash over Trump’s false election claims

By Tim Reid and Nathan Layne

(Reuters) – Real estate mogul Ron Weiser has been one of the biggest donors to the Michigan Republican Party, giving $4.5 million in the recent midterm election cycle. But no more.

Weiser, former chair of the party, has halted his funding, citing concerns about the organization’s stewardship. He says he doesn’t agree with Republicans who promote falsehoods about election results and insists it’s “ludicrous” to claim Donald Trump, who lost Michigan by 154,000 votes in 2020, carried the state.

“I question whether the state party has the necessary expertise to spend the money well,”

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UPDATE 1-Ukraine’s Naftogaz takes legal action in US against Russia over Crimea compensationUPDATE 1-Ukraine’s Naftogaz takes legal action in US against Russia over Crimea compensation

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June 23 (Reuters) – Ukrainian state-owned energy company Naftogaz said on Friday it had taken legal action in the United States against Russia to recover $5 billion awarded in the Hague as compensation for damages and lost property in Crimea.

It said it had filed a motion in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and that it had the right to do so as the US is among countries hosting Russian assets.

Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, seized Crimea in 2014 and annexed the peninsula, triggering sanctions from

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