Articles for Civil Case

The end of the ‘Rust’ criminal case against Alec Baldwin may unlock a civil lawsuit
2 weeks ago

The end of the ‘Rust’ criminal case against Alec Baldwin may unlock a civil lawsuit

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — The conclusion of a criminal case against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer clears the way for a related civil lawsuit by relatives of the deceased woman and efforts to depose the actor under oath, attorneys for plaintiffs in the civil suit said Tuesday. Allred said Hutchins’ relatives are determined to pursue damages …

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New York councilwoman calls for Trump civil rights probe against Alvin Bragg after ‘racial’ Daniel Penny case
4 weeks ago

New York councilwoman calls for Trump civil rights probe against Alvin Bragg after ‘racial’ Daniel Penny case

The Independent  

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The Diddy Saga Just Keeps Getting Wilder. Here’s What We Know.
3 months ago

The Diddy Saga Just Keeps Getting Wilder. Here’s What We Know.

Slate  

New potential developments in the federal criminal case against hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs came to light on Tuesday when a Texas attorney, Tony Buzbee, held a press conference to announce that an additional 120 accusers will soon come forward with allegations of “violent sexual assault or rape, facilitated sex with a controlled substance, dissemination of video recordings, sexual abuse …

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{Foodgrains transportation scam} ED arrests ex-Congess minister Ashu in money-laundering case
5 months ago

{Foodgrains transportation scam} ED arrests ex-Congess minister Ashu in money-laundering case

Hindustan Times  

Jalandhar The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday arrested former Punjab food and civil supplies and consumer affairs minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu in an alleged ₹ 2,000-crore foodgrain transportation-linked money-laundering case. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday arrested former Punjab food and civil supplies and consumer affairs minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu in an alleged ₹2,000-crore foodgrain transportation-linked money-laundering case. …

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Trump appeals ‘egregious’ $454m civil fraud verdict claiming it hands New York attorney general ‘limitless power’
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump appeals ‘egregious’ $454m civil fraud verdict claiming it hands New York attorney general ‘limitless power’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On Monday, Trump’s legal team appealed the judgment, …

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Trump’s $175 million bond in New York civil fraud judgment case is settled with cash promise
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s $175 million bond in New York civil fraud judgment case is settled with cash promise

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York state lawyers and an attorney for former President Donald Trump settled their differences Monday over a $175 million bond that Trump posted to block a large civil fraud judgment while he pursues appeals. The bond stops the state from potentially seizing Trump’s assets to satisfy the more than $454 million that he owes after losing …

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When will Trump pay his $175 million appeals bond? Here’s what’s next in his civil fraud case
9 months, 1 week ago

When will Trump pay his $175 million appeals bond? Here’s what’s next in his civil fraud case

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump got a break this week when an appeals court cut down the amount of money he needs to put up to pause collection while he appeals a $454 million-plus judgment in his New York civil fraud case. The Trump Organization’s top lawyer, Alan Garten, said in a sworn statement that posting the full …

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Tracking the criminal and civil cases against Donald Trump
1 year, 1 month ago

Tracking the criminal and civil cases against Donald Trump

Associated Press  

key developments: September 6, 2024: Judge Juan M. Merchan agrees to postpone Donald Trump’s sentencing until Nov. 26, about three weeks after Election Day. April 15, 2024: Jury selection begins in Donald Trump’s hush money case, marking the start of the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president. April 3, 2024: Judge Juan M. Merchan rejects Donald Trump’s bid …

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Trump’s lawyers want a mistrial in his New York civil fraud case. They claim the judge is biased
1 year, 1 month ago

Trump’s lawyers want a mistrial in his New York civil fraud case. They claim the judge is biased

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Lawyers for Donald Trump asked for a mistrial Wednesday in the New York civil fraud case that threatens the former president’s real estate empire. Trump’s lawyers urged Judge Arthur Engoron to stop the case immediately, arguing he had irreparably harmed Trump’s right to a fair trial through “astonishing departures from ordinary standards of impartiality.” They cited his …

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Donald Trump civil fraud case: Ivanka must take the witness stand, rules judge
1 year, 2 months ago

Donald Trump civil fraud case: Ivanka must take the witness stand, rules judge

Live Mint  

Ivanka Trump, the daughter of former US President Donald Trump, will reportedly have to testify in the civil fraud case against her father, her brothers and their family business, a judge ruled on Friday. Donald Trump and his family business currently face trial in New York to determine how much they owe in penalties after a judge found they inflated …

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US writer sues Donald Trump as Adult Survivors Act comes into effect
2 years, 1 month ago

US writer sues Donald Trump as Adult Survivors Act comes into effect

Firstpost  

The new law lifts the statute of limitations for a one-year period on civil claims for sexual offences Former US president Donald Trump has been sued by journalist and writer E Jean Carroll for allegedly raping her in the 1990s. In her complaint, Carroll has alleged that the attack took place in a New York luxury department store dressing room …

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Summoning Accused In A Criminal Matter Is A Serious Business, Should Not Be Done Mechanically: J&K&L High Court
2 years, 4 months ago

Summoning Accused In A Criminal Matter Is A Serious Business, Should Not Be Done Mechanically: J&K&L High Court

Live Law  

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently observed that the summoning of an accused in a criminal matter is a serious business and the same has to be done only after de application of mind by the court concerned. Therefore, the order of summoning an accused in a criminal complaint should not be a mechanical exercise but such …

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Civil Case & Criminal Proceeding Can Be Initiated Simultaneously Only If "Criminality" Is Involved: Jharkhand High Court
2 years, 4 months ago

Civil Case & Criminal Proceeding Can Be Initiated Simultaneously Only If "Criminality" Is Involved: Jharkhand High Court

Live Law  

The Jharkhand High Court has reiterated that both civil case and criminal proceeding can be initiated simultaneously with a rider that some sense of "criminality" is involved in the allegations. While allowing the petition, Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi: "There is no dispute with regard to the fact that civil case and criminal proceeding can go simultaneously, if criminality is involved. …

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Why Donald Trump and his children might 'plead the Fifth' in New York investigation and what it means
2 years, 5 months ago

Why Donald Trump and his children might 'plead the Fifth' in New York investigation and what it means

Firstpost  

The Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution establishes a number of rights related to legal proceedings including that no one ‘shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself’ Donald Trump and two of his children — Donald Jr. and Ivanka — are due, in the coming days, to face questioning under oath in New York’s …

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The strange case of Uniform Civil Code: How lack of political will has reduced it to a mere soundbite
2 years, 7 months ago

The strange case of Uniform Civil Code: How lack of political will has reduced it to a mere soundbite

Firstpost  

The idea of a Uniform Civil Code has foundered not so much because of Muslim obstinacy, though that has been a factor, but because of a lack of political will at the Centre under successive regimes of different hues On the face of it, the renewed debate on the need for a Uniform Civil Code to replace the existing myriad …

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Posts falsely conflate civil lawsuit with Ghislaine Maxwell criminal case
3 years, 1 month ago

Posts falsely conflate civil lawsuit with Ghislaine Maxwell criminal case

Associated Press  

CLAIM: Recently unsealed court documents show a list of defendants, including some celebrities, named as “co-conspirators” in Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal case. THE FACTS: As Maxwell prepares to face trial on charges she groomed underage victims to have unwanted sex with Epstein, her former boyfriend, social media users are circulating a monthsold list of names and companies, falsely claiming they are …

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Bill Cosby rape accuser Janice Dickinson is seen out as star's sex assault conviction was axed
3 years, 6 months ago

Bill Cosby rape accuser Janice Dickinson is seen out as star's sex assault conviction was axed

Daily Mail  

Supermodel Janice Dickinson appeared upset as she left a gym in the wake of Bill Cosby's release from prison - as her attorney told of the star's 'disgust' at his release. In exclusive photos, American model Janice Dickinson was seen leaving the gym after her attorney Lisa Bloom said she was 'disgusted' by the decision to overturn Bill Cosby's sex …

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Emmett Till cousin on inquiry: ‘What is the holdup?’
5 years, 3 months ago

Emmett Till cousin on inquiry: ‘What is the holdup?’

Associated Press  

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The government is still investigating the brutal slaying of Emmett Till, a black teenager whose death helped spur the civil rights movement more than 60 years ago. A Justice Department report issued to Congress about civil rights cold case investigations lists the 1955 slaying of 14-year-old Emmett Till as being among the unit’s active cases, The Associated …

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